Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For an average price of $50, recommend the 50/1.4 SMCT screwmount & step a few feet closer. Dennis On Oct 22, 2006, at 4:20 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > Had he been willing to give up 1/10 of an f/stop, he could have bought > an 85 > F1.9 SMC TAKUMAR from KEH (Ex+) for $310. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim > Hemenway > Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 3:14 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG membership > > > And yet old screw-mount lenses are selling for relatively high prices. > > See this item at ebay: 290039855648 > > http://tinyurl.com/yn4h8b > > I'm guessing that it'll be used on a Pentax digital SLR. > > Jim > > > Jeffery Smith wrote: > >> That means he is the 2nd 1000th subscriber. The other one happened >> when the numbers were going *down* from 2000. >> >> I was just considering to myself what Cosina will do next, in light of >> the digital influence you mention here. If you were to prohibit >> digital talk on the LUG these days, I think the membership might drop >> to 50. It is sad to see this happening to 35mm film cameras. If you >> really want to read the handwriting on the wall, go to Adorama and try >> to buy a decent 35mm SLR. You have exactly five choices: Nikon, Canon, >> Leica, Vivitar, and Phoenix (did I say decent? Then we are down to >> Nikon, Canon, and Leica). No Pentax, no Olympus, no Minolta. I tried >> to buy a 35mm Pentax SLR body a while back. I finally had to settle >> for a used Pentax *ist from KEH. >> >> Jeffery Smith >> New Orleans, LA >> http://www.400tx.com >> http://400tx.blogspot.com/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >