Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You were the one who brought up buying and selling lenses (again). Please explain 'shoot jpegs with it and talk as if they were set in stone like you always do'. Is this bringing up your insult from last August again? john ________________________________________ You guys would love it if I had some problem with Sue which I obviously don't. Why don't you run out, John and pick up an 11 thousand dollar lens and shoot jpegs with it and talk as if they were set in stone like you always do? On 1/16/13 7:03 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > You really do not seem to read your emails Mark. Sue is not selling > anything, > she had her M9 and f1.0 Noctilux stolen and is lining up the insurance > replacement. > > I would probably go for the f0.95 Sue, if you do not like it as much as > the f1 > then you can go on Marks hate list and sell it. Personally I like the > longer > focus throw (f1 Noctilux, 75mm Summilux) on fast lenses as focussing is > more > precise than the newer asph (50mm Summilux, 75mm Summicron) IMO. > > john > > ________________________________________ > > > Its really an academic point isn't it!? > But to some most of photography is in the same category. > The part when you're image making. Not that part where you're buying and > selling lenses and bodies as if they're baseball cards. > > > On 1/16/13 6:31 PM, "Sue Ryan" <scoutfinch at chartermi.net> wrote: > >> I'm going to wait for the 0.95. From the user reviews I've read, it sounds >> like the focus throw is not quite as long on the 0.95, which is something >> I >> think I'd appreciate. >> >> Really, though, the bottom line for me is that never in my lifetime would >> I >> be >> able to buy an $11,000 lens. The F1 and 0.95 have different looks, but I >> think >> both are lovely and if my kid needed a kidney I could get closer to >> meeting >> the co-pay selling an F.95 than an F1. >> >> Sue >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Jan 16, 2013, at 1:57 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: >> >>> I would be curious to know what criteria you were going by? Yes the asph >>> is >>> sharper and better corrected..... >>> >>> There are quite a few Noctilux users on this list but I do not think we >>> see >>> any asph shots, they are all f1.0 users. They have very different looks >>> but >>> both are lenses can produce superb results. >>> >>> john >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> >>>> Wait for the 0.95mm. >>>> >>>> Done a fair bit of research. The latest wins by a mile... >>>> >>>> At least your story has a happy ending. Am very happy for you Sue. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> David Ching >>> >>>