Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 Question....
From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 02:31:58 +0000

>Dan Khong
>>You are right Mark.  I sold my 35 summilux when I did not like the look at
>>f1.4-2.0 and somehow ended up with a "part of me missing" feeling.>>>>>
>
>
>Hi Dan,
>
>Until I joined the LUG club, I didn't realize there was any difference in
>Leica lenses.  I have the 35 1.4 Summilux which I've used since 1967 when I
>purchased it and never knew there was any different look and was always
>amazed at what I got wide open and looked cool as 16X20 prints! :)  B&W of
>course. :)
>
>So in some ways being a LUGGITE spoils the innocence of using Leica. What
>you don't know dosn't hurt you, but then you find out you can look even
>better on the LUG.  Well OK the lens can improve the look of the
>image....even if the content is still lousy! :)
>
>ted
>


Ted

Well put...... alas, the trend now is towards higher priced gaspherical
optics!

Dan