Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In 36 years my now 42-year-old M3 will probably still be functioning even if 35mm film is no longer available. Ted in Olalla - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Powell" <mlpowell@directvinternet.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Qualitative difference; Was: Guess the Lens > On Friday, August 30, 2002, at 04:25 PM, SthRosner@aol.com wrote: > > And don't say that because you can make a wonderful image with a 35mm > > Cosina/Voigtlander, that it is the same thing as a 35 ASPH Summicron. > > The > > image will not be the same and the Cosina is not likely to be delivering > > anything in 36 years while my 36 year-old 35 Summicron is still > > cranking out > > very beautiful images as is my 44 year-old DR Summicron. > > And a friend of mine is today having joyous driving experiences in a > > 1961 > > Porsche Super 90 identical to the one I drove in Paris 41 years ago. > > One thing about this example: you can get better performance for a > better price from new equipment - a Miata will perform nearly as well, > if not better, than a fourty-year old Porsche. In 36 years, you may not > be able to get 35mm film, much less a need to shoot it. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html