Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey Robert, I'm right there with you...but let's keep this understated. If folks weren't trading their lenses for the latest/later stuff, users like you and I would be worse off. Anyway, gotta go and shoot with my Canon 50/1.8 plus adapter on my M3 DS. best of light, Alistair - -----Original Message----- From: Robert McElwee [mailto:romcelwee@mindspring.com] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 6:32 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Have you taken a picture lately? (snip) > my Summarit...isn t it supposed to be a dog? > The Summarit is not a "Dog". If you have a decent lens, in good optical condition you will not be able to discern the pictures from those made with any other good lens. This is certainly evident if you shoot B & W. People suffer today with "Technological Insecurity". Must have the latest, newest, most bells and whistles etc. Darn, I bought that 24MM lens. If I would only have bought the 21 MM I could take great photos. The older lenses and cameras are fine, open any contemporary photo publication and they are still publishing the old stuff as examples of fine photography. Most of the LUG members are amateurs and do not make 20 X40 enlargements and therefore don't really need the absolute top quality of the latest lens technology. I have new lenses and old ones, all are in first rate optical and mechanical condition. I use a particular for a particular job, keeping the shortcomings of each in mind. If I only had my Summarit and no other lens I could live with it and be happy. The most important thing is to go out and take pictures!!! - -- Robert McElwee www: http://www.mindspring.com/~romcelwee/leica.html email: romcelwee@mindspring.com