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Subject: [Leica] Olympus Pen 50 years
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:13:08 +0200
References: <C64DABCE.4F82A%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Mine is Singapore...(I think) and you are right is difficult use the  
aperture f 2.8 without focusing precision, but I think is the more  
discret camera I know

Saludos
Lluis


El 04/06/2009, a las 22:50, Mark Rabiner escribi?:

> Yes the Sonnar is a more advanced design than the earlier simpler  
> kinder
> gentler Tessar.
> Seldom do I not use it not stopped down except at infinity for  
> something far
> out as its a 40mm lens and my guess to matic focusing is only so good.
>
> Mine is not Singapore so the collectors would love it if they could  
> get
> their greedy little hands on it which they never will.
>
> Rollei a couple of years ago made a 40mm Sonnar which a friend of  
> mine has
> often on his Leica m6. An urban rumor its not so great close in.
>
> But I'm a 40 user today.
> Says Summicron C on it. And again no Singapore.
>
> I think Rollei 35 use made me get into Leica M use.
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> http://www.collectiblecameras.com/catalog/images/Rollei35-db.jpg
>
>
>
>> From: Lluis Ripoll <luisripoll at telefonica.net>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 22:30:46 +0200
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Olympus Pen 50 years
>>
>> Absolutely agree, this was one of my dream cameras, I've bought one  
>> on
>> e-bay just 3 years ago, the lens is superb, is the 2.8!
>>
>> Saludos
>> Lluis
>
>
>
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