mmx_2 Posted December 11, 2008 Share #1 Posted December 11, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Question is in the topic. Which one 21mm to buy? I found one of these on a local sale: Leica R SUPER-ANGULON 21mm för around 400€. Condition looks very nice, is this a fare price? What about the f3.4 version? Opinions? Jocke from Sweden Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest wls.shanghai Posted December 11, 2008 Share #2 Posted December 11, 2008 Leica has only one R 21mm lens: SuperAngulon 4:21 so you only can buy the 4:21mm Regards wls Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmx_2 Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted December 11, 2008 Sorry, my misstake How is this lens compared to the newer 19mm? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 11, 2008 Share #4 Posted December 11, 2008 They are both excellent. It depends on your other lenses and shooting style which one to prefer. 2mm may not seem like much, but in wide-angle land it is a real difference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wls.shanghai Posted December 11, 2008 Share #5 Posted December 11, 2008 Jocke - the SuperAngulon R4:21 is a great lens for me - and I use it very often. the new 2.8/19 is a superb lens - but also the price Regards wls btw: "samples-pics" from me with the 21lens - you will find here in the LUF Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmx_2 Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted December 11, 2008 What is the angular difference on them? My other lenses range from 28 elmarit to 135 elmarit. So I'm really looking for something ultrawide to be used in cities and landscape. The f2.8 is of course always more interesting than the f4 of the 21mm, but since I mostly shoot outside in daylight I think I live with f4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmx_2 Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share #7 Posted December 11, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) What about the older 19mm? I've tried it once but i thought the pictures came out kindy funny looking. Jocke - the SuperAngulon R4:21 is a great lens for me - and I use it very often. the new 2.8/19 is a superb lens - but also the price Regards wls btw: "samples-pics" from me with the 21lens - you will find here in the LUF Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsh Posted December 12, 2008 Share #8 Posted December 12, 2008 You might want to look for a good deal on a 21-35. Better than the 21 Super at 21 plus you gain the versatility of 21-35. This is only my opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlightphoto Posted December 12, 2008 Share #9 Posted December 12, 2008 The 21mm f/3.4 Super-Angulon-R requires a genuine mirror lock-up so it only works on the original Leicaflex Standard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewave Posted December 12, 2008 Share #10 Posted December 12, 2008 Jocke, I use both the new & older version of the R19. They each have a distinct signature, Both are excellent lens with little to non distortion when employed properly. The new R19 is far superior to the 21 in many ways. The most obvious in the f2.8 vs the 21's f4.0. The 21 is really an made for buildings and alignment issues. I use my newer R19 as my primary lens and it is very versatile. Thr older R19 is excellent with film and B&W, as it's not as contrasty and as a soft vignette That I find very pleasing and makes the images look a bit more authentic & older. I highly recommend both. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBA Posted December 12, 2008 Share #11 Posted December 12, 2008 What about the older 19mm? I've tried it once but i thought the pictures came out kindy funny looking. In my experience, it flares very easily. I tend to underexpose with it or colors can get washed out. Then again, the coating on mine is completely shot. Looking at the front element under a loupe, it looks like somebody sanblasted it. That said, it's a fantastic lens and it's possible to work around its limitations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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