Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/26

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Expectant proud new M6 owner
From: "Dan Honemann" <ddh@home.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 10:22:25 -0400

Why not buy it used?  I seem to recall someone posting a mint Noct here last
week for US $1600, hood included.  I was sorely tempted.... but I need to
get my 35 and 90 first.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Simon Lamb
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 8:22 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Re: Expectant proud new M6 owner
>
>
> George Hartzell wrote:
>
> > Hi Simon,
> >
> > Welcome to the LUG.  We sound like we have similar
> > photo-personalities, I have a set of nikon gear centered around an
> > N90s that I use for landscapey-actiony things, and an M6hm w/ lenses
> > from 35->135 that I use for people/quiet things.  My favorite's
> > probably the 75/1.4, but the others (including a 90/2.8) all get good
> > workouts.  Don't ever read any posts about the noctilux though, it's a
> > terrible disease and *very* contagious.
> >
> > As folks have pointed out, you won't have framelines for the widest
> > setting on the tri-elmar, but I think you'll love the 0.85 finder w/
> > the 90.
>
> George
>
> Thanks for your welcome.  As for the Noctilux, I know exactly what you
> mean.  I held one, looked through one and was extremely tempted to buy
> one, but the cost here in
> the UK is a bit too much for me at the moment (1700 pounds or 2700 US
> dollars).  Plus at f/1 I guess it is great for low light photography but
> forget about DOF.
>
> Simon