Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]12 and 15mm CV, 15 and 18mm Zeiss, WATE (16,18,21), and 18mm Super Elmar..... All fit and work on FF DIgi-sensors ( or Film...!). It was never this good on SLR's through the 1990's....and never before this good on RF cameras, ever. ASAIK, Leica never differentiated between the Film and M8 / M9 lenses.... And for the length of time the M8 was in production. Why would they? BTW, if you want to know about all those Branded cameras, go ask the manufacturer....it was not Leica..... Frank Filippone Red735i at earthlink.net For my work the M9 with the new 18mm is ideal. As far as I can tell, there are virtually no good alternatives in the digital world. Probably a full frame SLR with a Zeiss 18mm would be good. But much much bigger, and too obtrusive. And less than full framers seem not to have any very wide angle lenses made for them. I could use the supplementary lens on my LX3, which then gets you to 18mm equivalent. In other words, why no very wide alternatives in the digital world if less than full frame? Is it the need for microlenses on the sensor since the angle from the lens is so big?