Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/15

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Subject: [Leica] Super Angulon
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 03:17:09 -0500

I've used the 3.4 SA with film for 2/3's of a roll. Really did love using it
and the results. I guess the way a lens makes you feel counts!


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> From: Philip Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:47:10 -0500
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Super Angulon
> 
> I've gotten to play with a SA and love it. It's half the size of the ZM
> 21mm that I have. About a full stop slower but at 21mm that doesn't
> make that much of a difference. The rendering of the SA is just
> amazing. Something in it that the ZM lacks maybe. I've been using the
> ZM for about 18 months now and while I love the focal length, the lens
> doesn't do something, but I'm not sure what. What it DOES do is
> definitely stick into the viewfinder at the bottom of the field of
> view. That's annoying. It renders great but I think it just might be
> time for me to move to what I regard as a better lens. (and I talk the
> 21mm ZM up till the cows come home. It's awesome.) Since I got the
> chance to use the 21mm SA though, I really loved the way it made an
> image. It's like an inspiration or something that I don't find with my
> ZM 21mm.
> 
> Phil Forrest
> 




Replies: Reply from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] Super Angulon)
Reply from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Super Angulon)
In reply to: Message from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil) ([Leica] Super Angulon)