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What we REALLY need here is a Leica 15mm f2.0 asph lens (or f1.4, but who's kidding whom)!

 

I would buy such a lens at the moment it was conceived, much less announced.

 

I would buy it even at f:4 -- if it could take an IR-cutting filter, and especially if RF coupled, and with a proper 15/20 mm bright frame finder. The Tri-Elmar and its finder is a monstrosity.

 

The old man from the Age of Prime Lenses

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Leica need not bring out another 15mm lens. The C-V lens, on full frame is a superb 110 deg rectilinear lens. There is this 15mm f/4.5, the ZM 15/2.8 and the Leica 15/2.8.

 

Leica (or Cosina, or whomever) should try for an ultrawide of similar characteristics for the 1.33X crop. Option to use a filter would great.

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I added the 15 mm CV to my M lens portfolio just a few days ago. This lens gives you the oportunity to shoot some really exceptional pictures sometimes appearing surreal. It's a downer that the 15 mm is not coupled with the rangefinder, but it's great depht of field allows point and shoot in allmost every situation.

 

I love the results and the price of this lens. Especially, because there is no comparable option available from Leica.

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I just spoke with Stephen Gandy at Cameraquest. Unfortunately he is no longer able to substitute the 21mm finder for the 15mm finder with the purchase of a VC15/4.5. The 21mm finder is $128.

 

Stan,

 

Hee hee ... we could all see the smoke rising out of Stephan's ears when he read your first post on this and his phone started to ring...

 

-g

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