Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Trimar at PMA! Hot Tip, Guys! Bring Checkbooks!
From: Donal Philby <donalphilby@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 1998 19:26:24 -0800

usinet.srlond wrote:
> 
> > I believe the focal lengths
> >will be 35mm - 50mm - 90mm, however, but my source neglected to tell me the
> >details! 
> I can't help but wonder how many people would be interested in a lens with a
> maximum aperture of f/4. 

I would love one.  One of my specialties is boats and we do a lot of
shots from a photoboat with gyro stabilizer and the lightweight M body
with small gyro (about 8 pounds) would be wonderful for my arms.  Since
we are running fast and it is noisy and distances are not always easy to
control, the zoom would let me adjust and also quickly give different
versions, the way I do with 35-70.  Excellent too for the
carry-everywhere body.  One of the beauties of a range finder is that
you don't need fast lens to help see and focus.  I tend to shoot long
lenses at faster apertures for restricted DOF but like a lot of DoF in
shorter lenses.

donal
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Donal Philby
San Diego
http://www.donalphilby.com