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Yup, I tried a second-hand WATE for a few days. Good news: absolutely no corner issues on the 7 that I could see, unlikely though it seems. Not-so-good news. It is a very good lens. But, for that sort of money, I expected more. It is not as good as the 21 SE or the 24 Elmar IMHO. Not quite. So I didn't buy, despite the obvious attraction and practicalityThanks for your feedback, Taylor and philber! One lens I've been curious about is the Leica 16-18-21mm WATE. Have any of you tried this on NEX? If so, what are your findings? I think this could be an excellent choice when you can only bring one lens.
Thanks for the feedback, philber - much appreciated! I agree, it is costly, but if you look at the price compared to three individual lenses of comparable quality, would you still say it is over-priced?Yup, I tried a second-hand WATE for a few days. Good news: absolutely no corner issues on the 7 that I could see, unlikely though it seems. Not-so-good news. It is a very good lens. But, for that sort of money, I expected more. It is not as good as the 21 SE or the 24 Elmar IMHO. Not quite. So I didn't buy, despite the obvious attraction and practicality
I'm a bit surprised to hear you say this, because I find this lens to perform very well on the NEX-7. The lens is very sharp, it is compact and it handles very well. There is a little bit of color shift, and very minor loss of detail in the corners, but the former is easily corrected in post and the latter is nothing that I find objectionable. Here's an example without flat field correction applied - an image I made as part of a panorama:Nice to see the ZM35C getting some use on the Nex-7, I think people have been scared of that combo.
Well, if you ask "is the WATE worth its price considering that you get a 16mm, a 18mm and a 21mm lens for that money, plus you don't have to carry but one?", the answer has to be "yes" , Ron.Thanks for the feedback, philber - much appreciated! I agree, it is costly, but if you look at the price compared to three individual lenses of comparable quality, would you still say it is over-priced?
Good read, Ron! And nice work.
Yesterday I went out with three cameras on the same subject. I have to regret to say it but the NEX-7 files, although they are very flexibel in PP, are in the third place. (compared to Ricoh GXR and DP2m)
But I love the camera in use and it is a great adapter for all kinds of Alt lenses.
(And the files are good enough)
Michiel
Corus Steel plant.