Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I got my first few rolls back with my new Heliar, and I am extremely impressed. One of the nicest things is just as several Luggers have commented in the past, the color balance and contrast is quite Leica-like. My impression is that the Heliar pictures blend in with the ones taken with Leica glass very nicely. I'm also very impressed with the flare suppression. A decade or so ago I borrowed a Yashica 21mm (at the time I had an FX-D) but in the end I deceided against buying because the contrast was so low and the flare so prominant. Not so the Cosina lens. I have posted some of my tests at http://www.camera-craftsman.com/heliar.htm Comments are welcome, but bear in mind these weren't especially careful shots, so please be gentle. Simon Stevens