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Yet again I find I cannot choose my 21\/4\/SA in the M>R Manual Lens Menu. That’s 3 for 3 (the 350, 15, 21) I can choose the 19\/2.8 or the 28\/2.8. So I choose the 19 – another lens that I\u00a0continue to\u00a0lust after.<\/p>\n
I grew up with Schneider designed Super Angulons always in my bag. During my photo journalist days (back in the 60s and 70s) the 21\/3.4 Super Angulon lived on my M2 24\/7. I still own a 58\/5.6 SA XL, 121 mm SA, and 165 mm SA – though I really should sell them as I haven’t shot 4×5, 5×7 or 8×10 film in decades. I’ve also owned a 75 and\u00a090 SA; and I think I’ve got a 65 Angulon in a box somewhere. Nostalgia keeps me hanging on to the point of silly\u00a0– especially while packing to move – again. The point is they’re great, classic lenses. Sharp to the corners. Distortion free. Wonderful bokeh. Decent contrast for their vintage\u00a0\u2014\u00a0the XL even more so on all counts.<\/p>\n
Memories are made of these – nostalgic lenses documenting moments around the house I designed and built (with the help of family and friends) 30 years ago – and which will soon be demolished to become a parking lot. Again I’m reminded of why I love this R lenses – it, like must R lenses,\u00a0focuses exceptionally \u2014 less than 8″ \u2014 close!<\/p>\n
And I’m delighted to see that my vintage 21\/4\/SA-R performs as I’d expect \u2014 wonderfully \u2014 on the Full Frame M sensor. It does show a tiny, easily manageable bit of barely perceptible magenta color shift out on the very extreme edges. It also shows a minuscule amount of chromatic aberration – also easily eliminated with a tiny correction in Lightroom.<\/p>\n
Next up: Leitz Wetzlar Elmarit-R 1 : 2.8 \/ 24<\/p>\n
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