Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Therein lies the rub. And the R gives you a much better chance to correct distortion and keystoning errors as well. I much prefer using SLRs for ultra-wide lenses. I found my latest generation 19mm 2.8 to be pretty flare-free for what it is. OTOH, shooting wide open, there isn't anything like a good ASPH lens from the M line. Seems to me the form should follow the function here. If you're shooting architecture, you should use the R lenses. If you're shooting people on the street, the M is a better choice most of the time. R for compositional accuracy, and M for quick shooting and wide open in low light. On Nov 26, 2003, at 7:54 PM, Martin Krieger wrote: > In actual experience, which wide-angle lenses (for M, for R) are most > flare-resistant? I often am photographing against the sun or it is > oblique, > and, even using a lens shade, will have glancing light... Which of the > wide-angle lenses is most resistant to veiling flare? (Are there > equally > good or better lenses from other manufacturers for their cameras?) > I use an R8, but was thinking that if an M lens were much better I > would > think about shifting. With an SLR you can often see the problem in the > viewfinder. Eric Carlsbad, CA A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen, philosophers, and divines. - Ralph Waldo Emerson - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html