Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In message <199604051331.IAA16585@sachse1.msc.cornell.edu>, Wolfgang Sachse <sachse@msc.cornell.edu> writes > > > Hi Group - > > I'm confused. Eric writes "...the next one is going to be > a 21 Elmarit..." and then he describes the characteristics > of this lens. Am I reading this right? Is there a 21mm > Aspheric Elmarit now available? Or does the "... Everyone > I've talked to who has one loves it..." refer to the non- > aspheric design which is in the current Leica catalog? (\/ Explanatory commentary follows;) >> I doubt the 75 is the next aspheric for the Leica M. >I heard the next >> one is going to be a 21 Elmarit. (/\ Next aspheric will be 21mm Elmarit) >And don't worry, the lens is extremely >> good. Everyone I've talked to who has one loves it. Those who don't cite >> it's weight and size, not performance.... (/\ Refers to 75mm again). > I'm a Leica novice but I thought that the 21mm/f2.8 Elmarit-M > (Part No. 11 134) was NOT an aspheric design. (/\ It isn't). >Is there another > version - now available - which is? (/\ Soon, apparently. See above.) I hope that clears it up! -- joe b.