Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] results with Heliar 15?
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 13:44:11 -0700
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Jim Kish wrote:
> 
> After all the hoopla about the Cosina 15mm lens, I decided to buy one, but
> I'm less than thrilled with the results. It looked to me to be lacking in
> sharpness. I've been more impressed with my old Summar 5cm, Elamr 3.5cm and
> Canon screwmount 5cm, any of which I would expect to be outdone by the
> Cosina.
> 
> How do other Heliar users feel about this lens?<<<<<<<<<

Hi Jim,

Well I've had extremely fine results with mine, a Voigtlander,  to the
extent I've had pro photographer friends pick images on the screen as
being, "Leica!"  Even when the 15mm images are mixed with Leica frames
shot on similar film.

ted
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