Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/01

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Subject: [Leica] Buying a Leica lens?
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 22:17:29 -0500
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yeah, actually 2

On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> and an M7
>
> ric
>
>
> On Apr 1, 2012, at 10:55 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:
>
> > The only lens I ever bought new was the 75 I bought when Geoff gave me a
> > heads up, and the AUS$ was great compared to the US$.   I have several
> > other  Leitz or Leica lenses, all second hand.
> >
> > Four C/V lenses all new, all replaced by Leica now except the 15 M.  I
> had
> > the LTM C/S, liked performance and hated the handling.  Likewise the LTM
> > 21. Really nice performer, hideous handling.
> >
> > The 21 pre-asph Leica is a far better handling lens.  This is my second
> > one.  The first I sold to GeeBee, because he could use it better than I
> > could, and I had just bought the C/V.
> >
> > The only lens I regret selling was a Noctilux. I really didn't bond with
> it
> > on my M7, but I would love to see what it can doo on the M9.
> >
> > I bought my M6 and my M8 new.  My M9 was a Popflash deal with hardly any
> > counts on it.
> >
> > I still have an M6, MDa and CL.
> >
> > R3, R8, CLE, M2, M42, all bought used, all gone.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Sonny
> > http://sonc.com/look/
> > http://sonc-hegr.tumblr.com/
> > Natchitoches, Louisiana
> >
> > USA
> >
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://sonc.com/look/
http://sonc-hegr.tumblr.com/
Natchitoches, Louisiana

USA


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