Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Maybe on this thing we should find the specs. The MTF graphs. And or some reviews by people who sound like they may know what they're talking about. Instead of relying on capricious or even malicious chat group gossip. I can speak for the finish of the lens a chrome version which looked top Leica quality to me. If that accounts for much. On 4/6/15 12:24 AM, "Gene duprey" <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: > Interesting. i remember several years ago everyone was praising the 28 > Chron. > I wonder what has changed? > > Gene > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2015 3:06:51 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Screw the Nocti... > > If I do street documentary, I would get a 28mm (again) for sure. I did most > of my "Occupy" series with the 35 or 50mm, and I definitely would have > loved a 28mm. > > Fortunately, the 28mm Cron is the unloved Leica-child, so one can get it > for around $2500 now. A bargain compares to the Nocti :-) > > On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 12:28 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > wrote: > >> Hi Mark, I think you should go back a reread your books ;-) >> >> john >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mark Rabiner >> Sent: Monday, 6 April 2015 6:08 a.m. >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Screw the Nocti... >> >> Most of us and most photographers I've ever met unless they were just >> starting out had both a 28 and a 24. Nobody ever didn't have either. That >> would be crazy. Its always been a basic focal length. Its one of the frame >> lines in M's since the M2 in 1957. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/