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Subject: [Leica] IMG: New 21mm 1.8 VC at Valley Forge
From: msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad)
Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 12:03:54 -0700
References: <6FA02106-2095-48D0-B705-C95A9D4B2AB6@mac.com> <CA+=0raAmaD5w2ezXhDeQ_W1q+2fYVUdkXEtax9AAAf0e9kmFMQ@mail.gmail.com> <C3D4DDC9-7450-481D-B667-5B8201F12C44@mac.com>

thx, is there any color shifts on the corners?


On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 11:59 AM, chris williams <zoeica at mac.com> wrote:

> I'll post some more once I edit my NYC jobs but my impressions so far are,
> well I'm impressed. The sharpness at 1.8 is very good, perhaps the sharpest
> "fast" VC lens I've ever used. Much better detail and sharpness over the
> 50/1.1 or 35/1.2 VII (which I've tried and can't stand). The 35/1.4 falls
> into a different category IMO since it's an older design and I think is
> supposed to be soft wide open.
>
> Yes, it was an M9P converted to BW in LR.
>
> Distortion for a 21mm is very minimal.
>
>
> Chris Williams
> www.zoeicaimages.net
> www.zoeica.com - blog
> Washington DC & New Orleans
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>
>
>
> On May 20, 2013, at 2:53 PM, mehrdad wrote:
>
> > hi chris, what camera did u use, if m9 have u shot in color, what did u
> set
> > the lens coding/info to? thx. i have been looking @ this lens but the
> > "modern" VC lenses live the  50 1.1, 35 1.4 was not to my liking.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 11:32 AM, chris williams <zoeica at mac.com> 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Whoa, this lens is pretty damn good!
> >>
> >> http://zoeica.com/2013/05/20/valley-forge-arch-monochrome-monday
> >>
> >> Enjoy,
> >>
> >>
> >> Chris Williams
> >> www.zoeicaimages.net
> >> www.zoeica.com - blog
> >> Washington DC & New Orleans
> >> 504-231-6261
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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  regards, mehrdad


Replies: Reply from zoeica at mac.com (Chris Williams) ([Leica] IMG: New 21mm 1.8 VC at Valley Forge)
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