Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My "new" 19mm Elmarit R (old model) just arrived from Sam Shoshan (great guy to deal with, BTW). I have noticed two undocumented features on it: 1) There are two aperture click stops beyond f16, and the diaphragm actually closes down further. So it appears that my lens actually closes down to f22 or even f32. 2) The minimum focusing distance marked on the lens is 0.5m (20"). But the lens can actually focus a lot closer than that, down to 20cm or so. I would like to hear from other owners of this lens if theirs have the same features. On another note, mounting this lens on my Leicaflex SL and trying to focus in dim light really brings home the point about the superiority of rangefinder focusing in such lighting conditions and with wide angle lenses. Nathan - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/