Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Incredible, isn't it? Who needs IS lenses?! (I know, I know: we'll never see a 100-400 Vario-Elmar M.) What film are you shooting, B? Do you do your own processing? I empathize with your decision over the 75 'lux vs. the 90 apo. Tough choice, but from the reviews I've seen and accumulated, the (slight) edge goes to the new 90. My next lens, however, will likely be the 35/1.4 ASPH. I hadn't anticipated that: I figured I'd go longer before wider. But I'm finding the opposite is true in practice. You may have made the best choice starting with the 35. Lots of folks feel the 35 and 90 are the best two focal lengths to carry. Happy shooting! Dan > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Brougham > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 7:26 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Expectant proud new M6 owner > > > "Dan Honemann" <ddh@home.com> wrote: > > > Amazingly enough, I have handheld shots of St.Clair at min. focus > > distance, f/2 @ 1/15 second, and sharp as a tack! > > Ain't it great? Something that feels this good must be illegal or > immoral. :) > > I "cheated" when I took some f/2 @ 1/4 sec shots by bracing myself, > and I'm utterly astonished at the quality. I can only attribute it to > lack of a mirror flap. On a tripod, my SLR works fine at these > shutter speeds. Hand held? Yeah, right. > > I've been having so much fun with shooting wide open and seeing a very > narrow plane jump into focus on the final prints that I haven't done > much with the smaller apertures. I think I'm going to set the > hyperfocal, and just go take some quick grab shots to see how they > turn out. > > This is fun!! :) > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. > http://invites.yahoo.com