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Buy 20 1.7 II now or wait for Leica 15 1.7?

Started Dec 11, 2013 | Discussions thread
eastvillager Senior Member • Posts: 1,338
Re: Buy 20 1.7 II now or wait for Leica 15 1.7?
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Yes center is quite sharp, but the corners are quite poor. I had to open it in PS to open up the exposure to see it properly. If the corners are on the same plane as the center the lens would be unusable for me wide open. Thanks for posting it. That's what's great about this forum. The sharing of information can be incredibly helpful in making decisions about purchasing equipment in real life situations.

Electriq wrote:

Conclusion: just brought Olympus 17 1.8, slightly used (absolutely clean) for ~$430. The new one is still around $560 in St. Petersburg and it's too long to wait from Amazon since I decide not to wait for 15 1.7.

It seems to be sharp enough for my eyes, at least in center (fig. 1), and I enjoy it (fig. 2).

Fig. 1. 'Built in 1902-1903 by architect A. S. Khrenov'

Fig. 2. Default object

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