Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:40 PM 7/17/97 -0400, you wrote: >Dear Fellow LUGnuts, > >Now that I'm using and enjoying the 21mm, 28mm and 35mm aspheric wide angle >lenses with the M6, has anyone out there gained some experience with the >new 24mm aspheric lens? I guess I don't know what I'm missing since I've >not used a 24mm lens with the my Leica or (gasp!!) my Canon SLR systems. > >The 28mm lens photos don't always scream wide angle like the 21mm lens >does. Perhaps with the 24mm, you can get good coverage but without that >"wide angle look" and without distortion. > >Thanks for the help on this one. > >Sincerely, > >Richard One of the first lenses I bought for my R system (back in the 70's) was the 24mm. To me, it us truly a workhorse. It's wide enough to be WIDE but not wide enough to say WIDE. Does that make sense? I have a 15mm (spoke about it the other day) and love it. It's WIDE! and says WIDE! I also had a 19mm but it wasn't something I used much so I sold it. I ALWAYS have my 24mm lens with me, even when traveling ultra-light. R body, 24mm, 35-70, polarizers and KR3 warming filters, in the corner of my briefcase. In my estimation, the 24 is the best all-around wide angle lens. Jim