Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Try a Kiev 60 with the 80mm f2.8 and Verichrome Pan...wonderful pre war roundness in an ex-Soviet 2 1/4" SLR! Mark - -----Original Message----- From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Thursday, September 24, 1998 4:25 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Older stuff; was IIIf >> >>So, yes, I use all my old cameras -- even the 1937 Kodak Duo 620. Love >>'em all! >> >>Long live brass and chrome! >>Scott >> >> > >You forgot to mention old glass as well. For those who like to take people >pictures, you will appreciate when I say that I just love those older leitz >glass when it comes to taking human subjects and more so in monochrome. >The touch of spherical aberration (producing image roundness) is >particularly pleasing to look at. I think Matanle describes it best in >the opening chapter of his book. > >Dan K. >