Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] V-35 Prices?
From: Steve Hickel <smhickel@x2.alliance.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 10:47:26 -0500

Eric,

How long do you make it before we will see a leica M6 digital? Digital
cameras (less expensive ones anyway, lack manual focus, manual exposure,
bracketing, sharp lenses and more. Comments?

Also, when you take a Lecia photo, how do do you get it into Photoshop or
equivalent? What is the final result or customer for your photos?

Steve

At 12:02 AM 1/25/98 -0600, you wrote:
>At 10:58 PM 1/24/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>Eric,
>>With this discussion of enlargers, it dawned on me to ask if you remember
>>the Vivitar EL lenses from about 20 years back. They were made in Germany,
>>and the 80mm and 50mm ones that I have were very very good- so much so that
>>I kept them when I sold my old Durst and got a 23C.
>>Were they actually made by Schneider ( rumor I heard ) or by some other
>>concern.
>
>Sorry, I don't know, but I do know that Vivitar is pretty good at designing
>lenses if they want to. They had a 90-180 f/4.5 zoom that was one of the
>best zooms ever made. But I wouldn't doubt Schneider could have made the
>lens. They seem to do a lot of work for other companies, including Leica.
>If they were better than Nikkor enlarger lenses, they were darn good. (But
>I'll take a 40mm focotar on a V35 any day).
>
>Since I scan all my photos these days, darkrooms have become a moot point
>for me, but I do remember with great fondness the process of printing black
>and white. There's nothing like it to really see what Leica glass can do.
>==========
>
>Eric Welch
>St. Joseph, MO
>http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch
>
>If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.
>
>Albert Einstein
>
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