Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/11

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Subject: [Leica] Re: 21/1.4??
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Thu Sep 11 20:49:13 2008

I'd kill for a  21 f 3.4 Super Angulon.
A reason to shoot Leica for many a person as I understand it.
The White house staff.
Did people complain about them being slow?
I don't think so.
That got everything.
Side to side 
Front to back.

And I'd not mind using a separate meter either.



mark@rabinergroup.com
Mark William Rabiner



> From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:26:07 -0700
> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: 21/1.4??
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> While we've been touching on 21mm lenses, view finders and cost, I thought
> I'd just throw this in to make yer toes curl! :-)
> 
>  
> 
> My first brand new right from factory 21 f 3.4 cost $318.00 Canadian 
> dollars
> ! Including the view finder! Doesn't that make yer toes twitch? :-)
> 
> However the day rate was something like $40.00 a day if you were shooting
> all day on the assignment. Like that could be 10 -12 hours! And if it 
> rained
> and you couldn't work outside, you were paid.. Ready? :-) $25.00 And yes we
> were using Leicas!
> 
>  
> 
> At one point I lost a 21mm viewfinder in a runway under construction when
> concrete was being poured at an airport. The replacement viewfinder was..
> $90.00! Try and buy a Leica 21mm viewfinder today for that price. :-(
> 
> Of course today the day rates vary between "$1250.00 to $2000.00 plus every
> extra cost you can imagine!
> 
> We wont get into the cost of equipment. :-) But that was such a beautiful
> simple time of life!
> 
> ted
> 
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