[Leica] The many temptations of a chef

[mingthein at gmail.com (Thein Onn Ming)]

Thanks Mark. I need to get a big printer. Shot at f4 if I remember  
correctly. I do find myself wanting a bit more speed sometimes though  
- more for the isolation at middle distances (isolation with  
context?) rather than low light ability.  Have to agree with your  
assessment of CV; problem is, there are some lenses that Leica just  
doesn't make like the 12 and 15 heliars (the WATE doesn't count -  
it's HUGE!) and the 35 Nokton. Get the 15 if you can. The M mount  
version I have seems better than the LTM version I tested, but it  
could be due to tolerances in the adaptor (saw some decentering)  
rather than a problem with the glass itself. I believe the optical  
design is the same.

Ming

On May 26, 2009, at 1:12 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> I'm very fond of the shot the busyness is the main point of the shot;
> Less busy; Less shot.
> And it this higher resolution on the screen I can almost start to  
> really
> appreatate the amazingness of the 35mm Summicron ASPH. An  
> astounding ground
> breaking optic.
> Would love to see this shot printed 17x22".
> A bit high key for me this rendition you might want to see if the  
> shot reads
> more satisfyingly with a slightly more richer tonality. Darker.  
> Nice blacks
> though.
> The Summicron name to me and lots of people is the main Leica brand  
> and what
> Leica is all about. But we usually have a Summilux 1.4 option.
> A Summicron being a Summicron; and a Summilux being a Summilux.
> Personally I find f1.4 to be an SLR thing and f 2 to be very much a
> rangefinder thing.
> In the case of the 35 you can't even tell the lenses apart till you  
> see the
> labels. Same filter size; same shape almost the same weight. The  
> 1.4 just
> cost another grand. USD.
> This looks like a 5.6 shot to me though.
> And its not as if f1.4 helps you see through the viewfinder better  
> and snap
> the image on the groundless more reassuringly. No groundglass.  
> Leica m.
>
> Cosina Voigtl?nder optics are inspired and enviable alternates for  
> a Leica
> camera. But there is a reason why they are 2 or 3 price points  
> below that of
> Leica. Glass choices, tolerances. Quality control. They are just  
> not Leica
> glass. For someone who cant swing thousands of dollars to buy a new  
> lens its
> the only option. But if I did have the money I'd go for the Leica  
> every
> time. Go for the best glass every time. Leica coincidently is  
> probably the
> best glass ever made bar none and we get to put it on your cameras.  
> If we
> have the money.
>
> Coincidently I'm very fond of using a lens made by Cosina a chrome  
> 45mm 2.8
> P for pancake on my D40x.
> http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/45.htm
>
> And I have my eye on getting both the 12 and 15 for my Leica system;
> But as of late have been preferring to get LTM (screw mount) Leica  
> glass so
> as to be able to use them on both my Leica systems my main one  
> being my IIIF
> LTM.
>
> The 21 I could see getting for its compactness as I leave my 21  
> home for
> many an excursion for that reason.
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
>
>

THEIN Onn Ming
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