Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/16

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Subject: [Leica] equipment update - FYI
From: "Sander van Hulsenbeek" <vanhulsenbeek@wxs.nl>
Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 22:17:33 +0200

Francesco,

I tested the 24 mm asph last weekend on my M6HM

I am very satisfied with the quality of my Velvia slides. Very sharp to the
very corners
and very nice 'bokeh'. I found a little vignetting at full aperture, that
does not bother me, taking in account that I deliberately underexposed.
Actually, in such situatiuons my R19 mm/2.8(new model) also showed a little
vignetting, and that should be the best wide-angle available.

I see no difference in color with my 50/2.

Now the finder. The Leica finder, on loan, is dreadful. It shows you what
you take but what you see geves no pleasure. I have therfor tried the finder
that comes with the Ricoh 28mm GR
lens for the M (Yes!) I think that finder, very similar to the Contax
finders, shows, in total, a fine 24 mm fied, when you forget the 28mm lines.
My dealer is trying to get me one. It is less expensive ( my dealer always
says: Leica is not expensive, but does cost a lot of money) and nicely
crafted out of metal. Not out of uninpiring plastic.

Sander van Hulsenbeek


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