Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, Sorry, I misspoke, it was the 14-24 2.8. Didn't like it because; Mushy corners at wide f stops on edges close to lens. Funky distortion that really showed up in interior shots Took up a lot of space in the bag for how much I used it. I learned to stitch pans. Replaced it with a nikor 20 2.8 And a 15 cv. Leo Wesson photographer?videographer leo at leowesson.com 817?733?9157 On Mar 10, 2010, at 2:54 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: >> I feel the same about canons. I also feel that way about nikon wide > zooms, >> having just ditched my 12-24 after using it for a couple of > years and never >> being completely happy with it. > > Leo >> Wesson > photographer?videographer > leo at leowesson.com > 817?733?9157 > > > > Just becaue you're the only one in the universe who ever said a > discouraging > word against the almost legendary 12-24 F4 doesn't mean your wrong. > But what was wrong with it again? > > I've gotten more successful images with this particular lens than > any lens > I've ever used . Zeiss Hasselblad and Leica Leica included. And > never heard > a discouraging word. Not even seldom. > Did you drop yours off a ten foot ladder onto the sidewalk and start > getting > slightly soft pix? Maybe the Picasso effect? > > [Rabs] > Mark William Rabiner > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information