Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc James Small wrote: >>19mm? Now you're talking R, not M lenses........ > >Pardon me, sir? Have you never heard of the rather epic Canon RF lens of >that specification? Do you know the name Bob Shell? or Peter Dechert? >Mind you, it's a lens I'm not thrilled with, but, still, it IS a lens for >the Leica, and those who use it argue that it works. I disagree, but as my >father keeps lecturing me, I'm a contrary cuss. That's okay: the women in >my life simply call the cops. > >You amateurs DO occasionally rile me, a trifle. I checked a Shutterbug issue I had lying around, and indeed, Bob Shell is 19mm. BTW, an interesting form of trivial pursuit is to mention a focal length in mm, and then try to list various lenses that have had that length. IE, 18mm: Pentax fisheye, Zeiss Distagons, Nikkors of various types, etc; 43mm: Petri P&S, Zeiss Biogon for 6x7, Mamiya 7 etc. Doing this in public will draw odd glances, but doing it in front of your spouse will only confirm his/her fears. * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com