Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/28

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Leica Summicron-R 50mm
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:03:34 -0800
References: <99946E510DA141D08AA91FFC74D48DA3@jimnichols>

A BGN 50 'cron R from KEH should be about $200-$300 right?

Do you really need that $300 so badly that you would sell a lens that you
know some day you may buy back at twice the price?! :-)

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at 
lighttube.net>wrote:

> Each time I review my lens usage and think about selling unused glass, I
> take out my Leica Summicron-R 50mm and snap a few shots to familiarize
> myself with what it can produce.  It was a KEH BGN lens, and, on my
> cameras, the focus cam will move past the infinity mark, but, as a portrait
> lens for 4/3 bodies, it is hard to beat.  Here is my image from today.
>
> Porcelain Bird, diffused window light:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Porcelain+Bird.jpg.html
>
> Olympus E-1, Summicron-R 50mm, ISO 200, 1/25 at f/4, RAW
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> I believe it is worth keeping..............
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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-- 
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


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