Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was going to take the M8 out with Heliar attached today, but it is raining sheets today. On 10/22/07, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: > > On Oct 22, 2007, at 4:15 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > > > I think that it is the ideal lens for portraits if one is going to > > use a 50. > > > why ? > > Thanks, Steve > > > > > > On 10/21/07, mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Jeffery, have you shot any people with the M8 and the 50/2 heliar? i > >> kind of like this lens for people shooting > >> > >> On 10/21/07, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> They are very much like what I have gotten using film with the > >>> Heliar > >>> 50/2. Some people report that it is very similar to the current 50/2 > >>> Summicron, but think it is more like the 50/2 Sonnar of 50 years ago > >>> (or its 50/2 Jupiter offspring). But is like the look, especially > >>> when > >>> shooting people. It lacks the grit of a 50/2.8 Elmar, but for some > >>> things, I like a lack of grit. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Jeffery L. Smith > >>> New Orleans, LA > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> ------------------------------------- > >> regards, mehrdad > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > -- > > Jeffery L. Smith > > New Orleans, LA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, LA