Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/01

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Subject: Re:[Leica] back to Leica dialogue!
From: lucien <lucien@ubi.edu>
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 17:04:19 +0100

Tom Bryant wrote:
> 
> Hl Luggers,
> 
>     Ted has thrown down a gauntlet for an irresistable spewing of opinions.
> 

> 3: What is the NOOKEY"   "I did not have sex with that camera!" :)
> 
>     A close up device for screwable Leicas, Oops!... I mean screw mount Leicas.

It's NOOKY or BOKEH.
;-)


>     OK My turn. 

> 2) The Japanese have come out with any number of ultra wide angle lenses, in
> the 13-17mm range.  Some of them are horrible (I just dumped a 17mm f/3.5
> Tokina.  It was fuzzy at all apertures), and some pretty good (the high end
> offerings of Canon and Nikon).  Leica has never jumped past 21.  The Zeiss
> 15mm f/8 Hologon (sp) doesn't really count.  

And Eric's R 19/2,8 ?

Lucien