Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>