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Subject: [Leica] IMG: New 21mm 1.8 VC at Valley Forge
From: zoeica at mac.com (Chris Williams)
Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 15:07:06 -0400
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So far no.

I used both the 21 ASPH and 28 ASPH settings on the M9. It was suggested I 
use the 28 setting for best performance.

Chris Williams
504-231-6261
www.zoeicaimages.net

Sent from my iholga 


On May 20, 2013, at 3:03 PM, mehrdad <msadat at gmail.com> wrote:

> thx, is there any color shifts on the corners?
> 
> 
> On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 11:59 AM, chris williams <zoeica at mac.com> wrote:
> 
>> I'll post some more once I edit my NYC jobs but my impressions so far are,
>> well I'm impressed. The sharpness at 1.8 is very good, perhaps the 
>> sharpest
>> "fast" VC lens I've ever used. Much better detail and sharpness over the
>> 50/1.1 or 35/1.2 VII (which I've tried and can't stand). The 35/1.4 falls
>> into a different category IMO since it's an older design and I think is
>> supposed to be soft wide open.
>> 
>> Yes, it was an M9P converted to BW in LR.
>> 
>> Distortion for a 21mm is very minimal.
>> 
>> 
>> Chris Williams
>> www.zoeicaimages.net
>> www.zoeica.com - blog
>> Washington DC & New Orleans
>> 504-231-6261
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On May 20, 2013, at 2:53 PM, mehrdad wrote:
>> 
>>> hi chris, what camera did u use, if m9 have u shot in color, what did u
>> set
>>> the lens coding/info to? thx. i have been looking @ this lens but the
>>> "modern" VC lenses live the  50 1.1, 35 1.4 was not to my liking.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 11:32 AM, chris williams <zoeica at mac.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Whoa, this lens is pretty damn good!
>>>> 
>>>> http://zoeica.com/2013/05/20/valley-forge-arch-monochrome-monday
>>>> 
>>>> Enjoy,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Chris Williams
>>>> www.zoeicaimages.net
>>>> www.zoeica.com - blog
>>>> Washington DC & New Orleans
>>>> 504-231-6261
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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