Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Another reason I like the 3E on the M8 is dust. The less you change lenses, the less you get dust inside. I will love to have a 3E 35-50-75/4 or a 2S - Bi-Summarit 35-75/2,5 on the M9. Lucien Le 17-sept.-09 ? 03:41, J. Newell a ?crit : > > > Couldn't agree more. The 3E got a new lease on life with digital. > I love the "tele" 50mm and 28-37mm is ok in many circumstances. > > > > F/4 is ok with that Sun thing, as Jeff says. Indoors, f/2.8 isn't > enough faster - f/2 or f/1.4 (no Nocti here) is more often what the > MD RX'd. > > > > John Newell > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lluis Ripoll" <luisripoll at telefonica.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 7:45:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada > Eastern > Subject: Re: [Leica] A new Tri-Elmar soon ? > > I do a great use of this lens with the M8, more than on my film M's., > beside his great quality, I have 3 reasons: > > - Is very fast and comfortable > - F4 is not a great limitation where you can change ISO up to 640 > without problem. Even so, usually I carry one of my Summilux 50 or 35. > - For me is more useful on the M8 than on the M's, the 50 becomes a > short tele and 28 and 35 about 35 and 50, if you carry a 24 you have a > very compact and complete outfit. > > This lens gives great results at F4, main of my pictures with this > lens are at F5,6 (for focusing on my wyws is better). > > If this lens could be F2,8 it would be a great help. > > For the M9 users..., maybe will be better if the maximum focal was 70. > > Saludos > Lluis > > > El > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information