Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/16

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Subject: [Leica] Leica User
From: leesonpj at gmail.com (Philip Leeson)
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:39:14 -0600
References: <CD1B7358.3935%mark@rabinergroup.com>

4 words 
very offensive

Phil

On Jan 15, 2013, at 7:58 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> Fifteen cameras
> No images.
> 
> 
> On 1/14/13 1:27 AM, "David Ching" <davidhhching1 at yahoo.com.sg> wrote:
> 
>> For film, M3 and R8 with Leica (and Zeiss ZM lenses ) Also Contax G2, 
>> Nikon
>> 35Ti. Leica IIg, Contax 35, Pentax 645 N unused. Not tried "new" Speed 
>> Graflex
>> 45. Plan to start scanning with my recently Epson V700. (Appreciate some
>> advice here)
>> 
>> Digitally, my Fuji X Pro, Ricoh GXR and Olympus OMD . And Digilux 2 
>> bodies. No
>> M8/9 as waiting for M240 which finally gives a decent up-to-date LCD 
>> screen
>> and the ability to mount R lenses. Picking up R lenses. (any offers?). 
>> Plan to
>> sell one of my Digilux 2 (any offers?).
>> 
>> For travel, it's the GXR and OMD EM5 that I use 90% of my travels, the 
>> Ricoh
>> most Leica-like quality despite its 12M pixel sensor. 12mm and Nokton with
>> 50/1.1Voightlander 75% of the travels for project documentation and 
>> portraits
>> in low light. Less of a painful financial loss reckoning my SA21 M stolen 
>> is
>> lesson enough. So no Leica lenses.
>> 
>> Back at my home bases, the Leica glass: Nikon glass rules 35%:35% with the
>> 35/1.4 Fujinon on X Pro 1 the remaining 30%. Use the D800E for landscapes 
>> and
>> Fuji S Pro 5 for portraits.
>> 
>> Itching to try out large format but the difficulty of getting the films 
>> (no
>> color available at all!) deters me. No color films even for 4x5s! No LF 
>> Leica
>> lenses here.
>> 
>> Finally have an adapter to use my Contax 645 lenses on my Nikons. About 
>> USD280
>> and totally worth it. No MF Leica glass again...too costly and doubt 
>> there are
>> adapters for use other than S bodies.
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> David Ching
>> 
>> 
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> 
> 
> 
> 
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