Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]yeah, a second battery and LOTS of cards are always my first accesories for digital. I have used a lot of accessory lenses and the wide ones can be surprisingly good but you WILL end up with barrel distortion. If it bothers you, you have to find a way of removing it (there are several effective Photoshop plugins to do just that). On Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at 01:46 AM, Sonny Carter wrote: > Gee, Rob, I appreciate the boost, but I am still learning the camera. > I'd > like to know most of the answers you asked for too, though I'll > probably not > worry with aux lenses. So far, the stock one has been enough, and the > only > crits I've had regarding focal length seemed to be about the wide angle > being too wide angle. > > I think the most important accessory for your camera would be a second > battery and a quick charger. The freeing thing about this camera is > the > lack of accessories needed. > > It sucks to peruse Ebay and not see anything you need or want. Go > figure. > Feel free to email me, or come to IRC channel #Leica. I am there every > business day and more. > > SonC > http://www.sonc.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert McClure" <rmcclure2@woh.rr.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 6:36 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Questions on LC5 Auxilliary lenses > > >> Hello, >> >> As a diehard Leica M user, I have given in to temptation and obtained >> a >> DMC-LC5. (Note: Ritz has been auctioning demos off on that >> unmentionable >> auction site for @$300). The results have been fantastic, IMHO, >> though > I'm >> not confident enough to subject them to the scrutiny of the LUG, > especially >> with the talent exhibited here by Sonny and the other digital >> shooters. >> >> Now my questions: Have any of you used the auxiliary wide-angle or >> telephoto lenses, and if so, how is the quality? Are they also >> Leica-designed and branded? How much do they reduce the light (is the > tele >> fast enough for available light plays/ concerts)? What are their > equivalent >> focal lengths? Where can I get a red dot sticker? <G> >> >> Thanks! >> >> Regards, >> Rob McClure >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 > > - -- John Brownlow pictures: http://www.pinkheadedbug.com warblog: http://www.unintended-consequences.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html