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Subject: [Leica] not entirely OT: the recurrent dilemma
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Mon Feb 12 12:34:13 2007
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Thanks for the info, Harrison.
Philippe



Op 12-feb-07, om 16:20 heeft Harrison McClary het volgende geschreven:

> Philippe Orlent wrote:
>>
>>
>> What are your impressions of the following lenses?
>> Canon EF 24-70mm L f2.8 USM
>>
>> Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM
>>
>> Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L USM
>
> I have all three, well my 70-200 is the non IS version, and all are  
> excellent lenses and I love all of them.  They are big and heavy  
> but deliver excellent imagery.  One lens that you do not have in  
> your list that I'd recommend is the 24 1.4L.  That is a very nice  
> lens and with the excellent high ISO of the 5D it makes available  
> light in even the worst of circumstances.  I'd consider the 16-35,  
> 24 1.4, 50 1.4 and the 70-200 2.8.  Unless somewhere in the 24-70  
> range is your favorite shooting area.  Since getting the 5D I have  
> found this is my shooting style and my 24-70 gets less use than it  
> used to.
>>
>> And, if you'd only keep one lens on your analog M, which one would  
>> that be?
>> I was thinking of selling everything except for one good M body,  
>> and then buying a Summilux 35 ASPH to glue on it forever. A  
>> perfect B&W street dedicated machine, so to speak.
>
>
> Hmmm...well I have always said cameras come and go but they will  
> have to pry my Leica's from my cold dead hands.  I really do not  
> think I'd part with any of my M stuff unless I was in terrible  
> straights.
>>
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent) ([Leica] not entirely OT: the recurrent dilemma)
Message from lists at mcclary.net (Harrison McClary) ([Leica] not entirely OT: the recurrent dilemma)