ocean2059 wrote:
I agree with Michael that the Leica 21-35 is not really worth the asking price in terms of optical performances. For Leica R wide angle lenses, I will only consider the Leica Elmarit-R 19mm f/2,8 Ver II, and the Leica Elmarit-R 28mm f/2,0. The only zoom lens you may want to consider is the Leica WATE-M 16-80-20 lens.
The WATE is 18/18/21mm. Mine is excellent, small and light. Also expensive. You need the special 67mm filter attachment (about $99) to use with the lens and replaces the lens hood. Performs well on a stock A7 series camera but even better on my A7r V3 Kolari thin sensor modded camera. I have found that f8 in partiuclar and smaller apertures for sharp corners. Others including Fred have indicated a midfield dip in sharpness. I know that Jim Kasson prefers the Sony 12-24mm and sold his WATE after his test comparisons. But the WATE is much smaller and lighter and easier to use filters.
Below are 2 photos of Dark Hollow Falls in Shenadoah NP, VA taken on October 19, 2015 after the park had 16" of rain a short time before the photos were taken. Water of the falls was abnormally high in October due to all of the rain.
The first image tripod mounted Sony A7r and my Leica M WATE f4 lens, 21mm, ISO 50, f8,1/3 second. Exposure corrected by +0.24 Stops. The image was cropped along the left and right to create a 16" X 20" proportion, not because of the corners not being sharp but I preferred the proportions and my first photo of these falls was taken in 1992 with my Linhof Super Technika IV on Fujichrome Velvia 50 with these proportions.
The second image tripod mounted Sony A7r and Leica M WATE f4 lens, 18mm, ISO 50, f8, 1/3 second, full frame. Exposure corrected by +0.24 Stops.
Feb 20, 2019 at 08:28 AM
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