Re: [Leica] Re: Cosina new lenses

["Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>]

JIm-
There is no argument, but then you are a professional, and as they are wont
to say, " Kids, don't try this at home...." Actually, I understand that this
group is a weird mix of those who are pros, demanding the absolute best in
all their lenses. Then there are the us happy few who are happy to have a
couple of real Leica lenses, but who cannot afford to spend a lot on lenses
that are not used for a majority of photos- I have several 50mm Leitz lenses
for my LTM... Summar, Summitar, Elmar, Summicron, but I also have a Nikkor
50/1.4- the poor man's Summilux for the occasional time when I need that
extra 'OOMPH' of light gathering.
I cannot even think about getting a 21mm Leica lens- Spherical or otherwise;
too costly for the few times I'd use it, but, a reasonably priced Russar or
Kobalux seems a good trade off- I know they would not shine in Erwin's test
lab, and you, as an expert, could probably see the difference in the images
immediately, but for the few times a superwide is required for my stuff, I
would have to settle on something less dear!
I don't feel too awkward advancing this notion- there are a lot of us out
there, just waiting to get the cast-off, used, old lenses, when you pros get
the very latest lens- but even then, sometimes the demand makes even the
'cast-offs' a bit expensive....
I think too that the Cosina foray into the LTM world answered a need- there
are very few cameras for the novice who is truly interested in using the
camera- not the other way around. Call it a return to basics, but these
people will eventually, if the fires of passions catch, start to ask the
inevitable question- "Is there something better?"
Of course, the answer is, "Yes!"-
Dan
- -----Original Message-----
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Sunday, May 23, 1999 8:13 PM
Subject: [Leica] Re: Cosina new lenses


>Well gang, I still don't get it and I'm not sure I ever will. Actually, I
>don't want to. Which is OK because everyone has to have their own set of
>likes, dislikes, wants, toys, etc...
>
>If I had both an Cosina 75/2.4 and a Summilux 75/1.4, which would I use?
>
>It will be a cold day in hell before I would lay an image on film through
>any 75mm lens other than the  75/1.4 Summilux. This lens is simply the
>epitome of Leica. Unique images that speak to you. Sit and look at them (as
>I am doing right now,) and the music starts playing.
>
>Am I really stupid? Or are you all keeping secrets from me?
>
>Jim
>
>
>At 01:40 AM 5/24/99 +0200, you wrote:
>>Tom,
>>They also told me that they would be very happy if the rumors
>>about 75 or 90 lenses should be true.
>>
>>Mikiro
>>
>>-----
>>
>>At 8:27 AM +0200 23/5/99, TTAbrahams@aol.com wrote:
>>snip
>>> if the Cosina
>>>can keep the optical quality they have shown with the 15/4,5 and the
25/4, I
>>>am getting in the line for the 50/1,5 and the 75/2,4.
>>>Tom A
>>