Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D. It is not like that at all! Depending how much time and energy you are using lenses of longer focal length it's a perfectly valid system to use. You're not only capitalising on your existing lens kit, you're also capitalising on the familiarity of using your Leica-M's 1-6. I'm also somewhat incredulous that i'm being cast as some sort of evangelist or fetishist because i use a product that hasn't been made since 1984. By that rationale, we should all put our M6's on the shelf and buy something new. The Visoflex is a valid option. An option B.D. Nothing more. Besides, i much prefer lollies to jollies these days. Best of light, Gary Getting his 'jollies' without cameras since 1986 >At 7:30 AM -0700 3/5/2000, B.D. wrote: >No you don't...Not unless you get your jollies from using optical equipment >that's the equivalent of a Model T with bailing wire used to attach plywood >wings to make an "airplane." > >The Nikon/R question is a really subjective one. If you already have a Nikon >system, with pro lenses, you need to weigh the theoretical optical >improvement against the bath you'll take on the Nikon stuff. And when I say >theoretical, I don't argue that the Leica stuff may not do better on MTF >charts....whether it does better in the real world, however, with the camera >clenched in your shaky hands, is another question entirely.... > B. D. >Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Leica R: Is It Worth It? > >Behalf Of Gary Elshaw > > >Mitch, you need a Visoflex. (Come on guys, you knew i was going to say >that!) > >http://elshaw.tripod.com/Visoflex/Visoflex.html > >- --------- >