Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand, Thanks! I actually bought the 18 - 35 that Fuji offer for it, rather for the E, and that is turning out to be an excellent lens to and with a lot of flexibility for a very good price. Peter On 28/12/2012 01:34, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > You will love it once you get used to it, and learn to adjust to the > quirks that are inevitably there with any new system. That 35mm lens is > also brilliant - as good as anything I have shot with. Enjoy yourself! > Cheers > Jayanand > > Sent from my iPad > > On 28-Dec-2012, at 4:48 AM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> > wrote: > >> After years of saying "No" to going digital I have finally given in, gone >> out >> and bought myself a digital camera. Sorry that is, my wife generously >> gave me >> same for Christmas! >> >> Why? My local film stockists are stocking film less and less and the cost >> of >> using and developing C41 is getting more and more expensive and delays are >> inevitably incurred between taking the picture and seeing it and they are >> getting longer. A little back-of-the-envelope-calculation showed mr that >> for >> what I was spending in film and developing each year... >> >> But no, I didn't buy a Leica. They have just got too expensive and I >> don't have >> the budget to run to one plus lenses. Instead I bought a Fuji XPro 1, >> because I >> can buy (and have bought) an adaptor for my M glass and have got a >> reasonable >> zoom with it all for relatively little outlay. OK it wasn't brand new but >> still. >> Sorry Leica, but if you will pursue the luxury brand market.... >> >> I hope I wont be banned from the LUG for this! ;-) >> >> Happy New Year guys, >> >> Peter >> >> PS I still plan to use my M3 and IIIf from time to time, though! >> -- >> >> =========================================================== >> Dr Peter Dzwig >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig