[Leica] Multiple Bodies

[csemetko at earthlink.net (Craig Semetko)]

Hey William,

Sounds like you got some great stuff! Love to see your best ones, if 
you get the chance to post. I may have been too flippant about the 
Tri-Elmar. I also have a 35 Summilux ASPH and 50 Summilux that get 
their fair share of work, but, for walking around in LA (a place that 
has lots of sun, or at least it did when I bought the Tri-Elmar) it's 
fantastic. I've had zero problems with mechanically. And, I'm not sure 
where you're getting the information that it can't live in the same 
room with the primes, but I'd have to respectfully disagree, at least 
on the 35 and 50 lengths. Having said that, I do keep the 35 summilux 
in the pocket for when it gets too dark. I agree it is big and slow, 
but I use Tri-X almost exclusively and if I'm just going out without 
the intent to shoot but still want to bring my camera I will put on a 
collapsible summicron for size.

Cheers,

Craig


On Mar 3, 2005, at 1:23 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:

> Craig, (and Roger),
>
> Because it's big, heavy and slow..., and because the optical quality 
> can't
> live in the same room with the primes, namely 28/2 ASPH, 35/2 ASPH and
> 50/1.4 ASPH? By reputation, the Tri-Elmar is a bit problematic 
> mechanically
> too, is it not?
>
> Example:
>
> Last chance I had to shoot anything interesting was in January on the 
> way
> back to New Jersey from Richmond, Virginia. Had a meeting with a 
> retired
> press photographer at the Air & Space Museum at Dulles. He had covered 
> the
> Opening Day and we were both expecting a lot more light in there than 
> there
> was. (Lately they don't appear to pay their electric bill! :-)
>
> In my "travel bag" were an MP .58 and 35/2 ASPH loaded with Supra 800 
> Pro
> from an evening out in a restaurant the night before, an M5 and 50/1.4 
> ASPH
> loaded with Portra VC 400 and an M7 and 28/2 ASPH loaded with Portra VC
> 400. We could only meet for an hour because he had theatre plans and I 
> was
> due in Annapolis for dinner. Must get back there some day properly 
> prepared...
>
> In the short time we were there, between the three bodies, but mainly 
> the
> MP due to the cave-like lighting conditions, I shot 40 frames, mostly 
> wide
> open, never stopped down more than f2.8. Half the shots were 
> acceptable or
> better. Had about eight solid hits, five of which are stunning, two of
> which have been sold.
>
> Obviously, you have to do what works for you...
>
> William