Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think Daniel was responding to my claim of having all 50's there are, not that the 50/2 Heliar is the best. -- Jeffery ---- Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: > On May 11, 2006, at 8:15 AM, Mark Langer wrote: > > > How can people say that this lens is the best when it isn't even > > available > > yet? > > > easy Mark... the same way they can compare two lenses that they have > never used, and with absolute authority select the best... > > :-) > > Steve > > > > > Enquiring minds want to know. > > > > Mark > > > > On 5/11/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > >> > >> Daniel, I put a down payment of $100 on that new Heliar two months > >> ago. > >> I'm hoping that my serial number will be 0000003. > >> -- > >> Jeffery > >> > >> ---- Daniel Ridings <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > On 5/11/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > >> > > Now, this isn't a "What should I buy?" question because I > >> have nearly > >> all > >> > > of them already. > >> > > >> > Ahem ... > >> > http://www.cameraquest.com/inventor.htm > >> > > >> > scroll down to the 50/2.0 Heliar. You're going to need that one > >> and you > >> know it. > >> > > >> > > I have a pretty good idea of what most folks would say, but > >> wondered > >> if I am > >> > > right. If the Department of Homeland Security dictated that a > >> photographer > >> > > could have only one lens, a 50 (so you couldn't take pictures of > >> places you > >> > > planned to attack), what would it be? Oh, and it has to be Leica. > >> > > >> > Since it would be very difficult and time consuming to really > >> take all > >> > of the variables into consideration and give them correct > >> answers ... > >> > I'd get boring on you and opt out with ... > >> > > >> > Summicron > >> > > >> > You really can't go wrong with a Summicron. I'd never have to look > >> > back and wonder if I made the right choice. > >> > > >> > Daniel > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Leica Users Group. > >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > >> information > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information