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Subject: [Leica] Suggestions for lens purchases?
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Mon Oct 1 19:21:03 2007

Hoppy,
The first 4 photos here are from my coded 28 Elmarit Asph.  The street 
scene, the 2 John Deere Tractors, and the one of my wife and grand 
daughters.  The lens is really nice on the M8.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/GRDuprey/

Thanks for the suggestions.  The 24 is number one on my wish list also, the 
dealer had one when I got the 28, but I figured the wife would kill me if I 
got it ;-).  I suspect one of the older 21's would be a nice candidate for 
the coding if I can find one at a decent price.  My 35 Summilux is a 
Titanium one, I guess it would bring a good price used, although it seems to 
work very nicely on the M8.

Gene

-------------- Original message from "G Hopkinson" 
<hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>: -------------- 


> Gene, that just leaves you a 24 and a 21 then in Leica glass. I won't talk 
> about 
> the two 35 asph designs since you have a 35 and 
> people seem polarised on their 35 opinions. (OK I can't resist, you might 
> get 
> good money for your Summilux to invest in the asph 
> version). I'm assuming your new 28 has the 6 bit treatment. I'd love to 
> see some 
> pictures from a coded version on an M8. Sounds like 
> the 21's are hard to get currently since folks want them for their M8's. 
> The 24 
> asph is my own dream wide. Herr Puts rates it as one 
> of the very best of Leica M lenses, along with the 90AA and the APO-Telyt 
> 135 
> (and the 50 asph I think). None of the modern glass is 
> going to be a bargain price, but long after you have managed to pay for 
> them the 
> pleasure of ownership will continue. Its only money 
> ;-) 
> 
> Cheers 
> Hoppy 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> Subject: [Leica] Suggestions for lens purchases? 
> 
> I received my Passport Warranty card for my new 28/2.8 Asph lens today and 
> along 
> with it were 2 certificates for free coding for 2 
> lenses. Unfortunately the only 2 lenses I currently have that can be coded 
> are 
> my 50 Summicron and a 90 Tele-Elmarit. Both not 
> really needing the coding. Can't afford a new WA so I need suggestions for 
> used 
> WA's. My current WA compliment is a 35 pre-Asph 
> Summilux (Not codeable) and the 28/2.8 Asph I recently bought. 
> Thanks, 
> Gene 
> 
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