Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gotta admit that I secretly enjoy those reply messages that quote the entire post to which the Lugger is replying, but which contain no reply, such as the below. Guy >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Felix Lopez de Maturana" <fmaturana@euskalnet.net> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 9:40 AM >Subject: RE: [Leica] full time photogs > > >> >> I can think only in the Canon EF 14mm f1:2.8 L. I own and use this lens >with >> my EOS 1V and its price was on level with Leica glasses. I cannot speak >> about comparative quality as I have not used the new Elmar 15mm f1:2.8 >made >> by Schneider, so I do not know if it is worse or not. My Voigtländer 12mm >> f1:5.6 used in a Leica M6 has more vignetting and not more sharpness than >> the Canon. I'm using regularly Leica lenses and I find that Canon L lenses >> are not very far behind. By the way and speaking about prices you can see, >> right now, in Ebay a Nikkor AIS 13mm f1:5.6 whose "buy it now" is $13.7K. >I >> use the equivalent AIS 15mm f1:3.5 and it is not better than Canon nor >> Voigtländer so you can see price is not always produced by the quality but >> other factors not always referring to a rational approaching. >> >> Kind regards >> >> Felix > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html