[LRflex] Re: new person.
- From: Philippe Amard <phamard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:47:30 +0100
quite , quite. if and when you find a lense that fits your eye and
longings - go for it , and enjoy !
BTW: you may also share with friendly eyes ;-)
yours
Phileicangenieux
ps - i own one of these infamous minolta designed leitz approved, leica
certified phil tested 24mm and i really like it (double wink) as i do
not miss vigneting , blur or distortion LOL
Juan Gea-Banacloche wrote:
>Not at all, Bille.
>As a matter of fact, this is one of the few lenses that, after seeing
>the picture, has made me think "Wow! What lens was this?"
>
>With my Leica reflex lenses, the same has happened with the 60mm
>macro-Elmarit and the 180mm 3.4. That "wow" has not happened with
>other lenses but, as it is also very picture-specific, I don't know
>what it means. One develops personal preferences and dislikes for
>unconscious reasons more than for lpmm measurements...
>
>It may be that you happen to look at a good picture shot with the
>optimal f-stop. Not a scientific comparison by any means.
>
>(With my Contax lenses, it has happened with the 45G and the 21G)
>
>Regards
>
>Juan
>
>On Mar 24, 2006, at 3:32 PM, Bille Xavier F. wrote:
>
>
>
>>Hello Juan.
>>
>>Of cuorse, Minolta seems a Tadd under if you are snobbish.
>>
>>As Andrew Nemeng has said in his chronicles, the Lens has been
>>recomputed
>>and corrected. It is now a LEica Design even if the idea was bought
>>from
>>Minolta. BTW Minolta designed nice cameras...
>>
>>The Nikkor 24mm has also a set of Floating elements fo close
>>distance (less
>>than 1m).
>>
>>
>>Of course the 24mm is not extreme as the 21mm but is has some
>>charm. I like
>>it too.
>>
>>
>>All right, I'll keep silent, I feel I already Pi.. you O... whith
>>that
>>gobble.
>>
>>Regards.
>>---------------------------------
>>Xavier F. BILLE
>>Maisons-Alfort - France.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: Juan Gea-Banacloche <banacloj@xxxxxxx>
>>>Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: [LRflex] Re: new person.
>>>Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:13:58 -0500
>>>
>>>Hi Peter,
>>>I think the "standard" answer to your question is the 28mm is a Leica
>>>design and is better, the 24mm is a Minolta design and is not as
>>>good.
>>>
>>>My personal take on that is I love the 24mm, and I prefer it to the
>>>28, but it may be because I prefer the slightly wider angle of view.
>>>
>>>I have no experience using either on a digital camera.
>>>
>>>Good luck with your choice
>>>
>>>Juan
>>>
>>>On Mar 23, 2006, at 9:00 PM, Peter.Quick@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hello List inhabitants,
>>>>I signed up yesterday with a specific mission in mind. Bit of
>>>>background
>>>>first though.
>>>>
>>>>From Melbourne, Australia. Long time M user, also have an Olympus
>>>>E1 DSLR.
>>>>
>>>>Recently became interested in, and ordered, an adaptor to fit
>>>>Leica R
>>>>lenses to the Oly. I'm doing homework on candidates for the Lei-Oly
>>>>(Lollypop, Lca-Puss, Lempus... this could go on and on).
>>>>
>>>>I'm curious about opinions on the Elmarit 24 versus 28 models. On
>>>>paper,
>>>>the 28 appears to stack-up as better suited to this application
>>>>with less
>>>>vignetting and sharper stopped-down performance (admittedly, the
>>>>difference is slight).
>>>>
>>>>The adaptor is out of stock, set to arrive early next month, so I
>>>>have not
>>>>seen the results of this mating. I picked up a used Elmarit 135 f:
>>>>2.8 to
>>>>cost effectively test the waters. It's a wallflower of Leica
>>>>lenses, and
>>>>goes for relatively low dollars, but gives a massive 270mm field of
>>>>view
>>>>on the E1. I've never been to that length, so it's something new and
>>>>exciting.
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Peter Quick
>>>>
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