Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Decisions, decisions: Brooks Veriwide vs. RF 21mm vs. ?
From: John Straus <Mail@SlideOne.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2002 21:22:42 -0600

on 11/5/02 6:34 PM, Dante Stella at dante@umich.edu wrote:


> Not hypothetical; assuming that they cost the same, would you buy
> 
> (a)     A 21mm lens for use on a Leica-style rangefinder;
> (b)    A user Brooks Veriwide 100 (6x9, 47mm f/8 Super-Angulon); or
> (c)     A 21/2.8 SLR lens

I vote for the SLR...I'm not comfy with external VF's.

When your used to shooting a faster lens f/8 doens't cut it.

Although I'd say 21 RF if it was the Abrahamson Goggled 21mm I saw on eBay
:O THAT THING KICKED A$$ !!!
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