Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, you are not alone. I too have never really been successful with the 28mm focal length. Like you, in my M days I had the 24mm and was extremely pleased with it (who isn't?) and the 35mm was my standard focal length on the M. But I never really got to grips with 28mm. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Oct 4, 2008, at 5:27 PM, Frank Filippone wrote: > Nope, still got it......... ( I have taken it off list with Eric....) > > I just do not get along with 28mm......at least as a single FL > lens...... ( > on 24x36). > > Tried on my Miranda.. no luck > Tried on my Contax IIIA... no luck > Tried on my Canon EF.... no luck > Tried on my Nikon 8008.. no luck > Tried on my M6.. no luck > > I should get full points for the never give up attitude..... > But you would have thought I would have learned...... > > Thanks for the names..... I had forgotten Ballerstadt...... > > BTW, I use the 24 and 35mm FL all the time.... so it is not a WA > issue with > me in general.... > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf > Of H. > Ball Arche > Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 6:18 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] FS: 28 Summicron.... > > Actually I'm glad to have seen that post. > > I was the guy Frank bought it from and I got it from Ralph > Ballerstadt, a > very talented shooter over on the SP forum; the lens is as Frank > describes > it. > > Frank, if you have sold it, I'd be interested to know to whom - just > for the > sake of curiosity and knowing where it is and what it's doing. > > > --- On Sat, 10/4/08, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote: > >> From: Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] FS: 28 Summicron.... >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Saturday, October 4, 2008, 7:19 AM >> soryy - meant to be off lug >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 8:08 AM, Eric Korenman >> <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Frank >>> >>> Did you you sell it? >>> pls email me at erickorenman@gmail.com >>> >>> Eric >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 11:58 PM, Frank Filippone >> <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote: >>>> I absolutely do not like the 28mm Focal length. I >> did not like it 40 years >>>> ago,, and apparently I do not like it now. >> Apparently if you own an M8 you >>>> just MUST have it..... >>>> >>>> I have a pretty mint 28 F2.0 Summicron in box >> with all the goodies..... >>>> >>>> This lens is an orphan..... I am the third owner >> ( one other was a LUG >>>> member, the other was some form of recognized >> WEB-Leica-Expert.) >>>> >>>> Email me.... I have not figured out a price... but >> if it does not sell here, >>>> the next move will be Ebay....... >>>> >>>> Frank Filippone, M8-Less and loving it....... >>>> red735i@earthlink.net >>>> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information