Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I love the assortment of rare earth pancakes Pentax has! mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Will von Dauster <vondauster@earthlink.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 07:19:22 -0600 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] The Leica M8, from a DSLR User's Perspective... from > B&H > > Hi All, > > On Aug 5, 2008, at 12:12 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> (snip) >> >> People need to take their Yuban Coffee can 2.8 zooms and battery >> packs off >> their DSLR's and SLR's before they decide what the footprint is. >> Go out a and buy a 50mm or 35mm lens and put that on instead. >> >> That compact elegant glass is not just for Leica M's any more. > > Right on, Mark! I just got the 25mm f2.8 (50mm equiv) prime from > Olympus. This on my "old" E-510 makes for a very compact and capable > carry-around for someone who grew up shooting a 50mm f3.5 Elmar,,,, > > More primes, please, Oly! And kudos to Pentax for their nice selection > of well made primes. > > Will von Dauster > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information