Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]dan: >Good choice if you don't wear eyeglasses or (if you do) never have need for >the 28 framelines. Personally, I prefer the .72x finder (but I wear >glasses). i do wear eyeglasses. i've used a .72x finder pretty extensively, and it always seems a tad small, especially with the 90mm i frequently borrow from the store where i work. i like the idea of more accurrate focusing. i don't anticipate using a 28mm. i'd like eventually to get a 21mm (or maybe even one of those really cool-looking voigtlander 12mm lenses.) >The f1.4 is the summilux; the summicron is the f2 50 mm lens, and it's a >great choice. If you prefer a focusing tab and removable hood, get the >version prior to the current one; otherwise, get the current version. right. that was a typo. i do like using a focusing tab, and i'm not too enthused about the built-in hoods. on the 90mm i mentioned above, i usually end up knocking the hood into stuff and constantly having to re-extend it. i really dont' have anything against buying a cheapo folding hood. >The 50 summicron represents the best value (IMO) in the Leica lens lineup. >But then I happen to like the 50 mm perspective. i also really like a 50mm perspective, which is why i plan on making it my first leica lens. i'd like the extra speed of the 1.4, but it costs SO much more. >Good thinking, especially if you can buy it on a Leica Day at a local shop >(extra 10% discount). ooh, can i get the 10% on top of the $200 rebate? i'd still have to pay sales tax on that if i bought it in the shop where i work, which is 8 1/2%. our next leica day will be in october, i think. i'm not sure what kind of employee purchase deal i can get from our leica dealer. he's a pretty small scale dealer, and i think i'd have to wait until the end of the year when he turns over his sample inventory. i do know i'd get a 3-year passport warranty on that, so it might be worth it to wait. thanks for the advice. - --brad - -- brad daly bwdaly@hiwaay.net photographs: http://home.hiwaay.net/~bwdaly "I can't imagine anything good about being blind and lame at the same time." --Alvin Straight "War, what is it good for? It's good for business." --Billy Bragg