Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Anthony Atkielski wrote: > > From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net> > Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 01:01 > Subject: Re: [Leica] noct performance 50's > > > Makes it much more pocketable. A camera in you pocket > > is a camera that is with you. > > True, but the M6 with the Summicron 1:2/35 ASPH is already very tiny! It's just > a little baby lens--deceiving in appearance, in fact, since it's always amazing > to see how nice the results are. Somehow a tiny lens doesn't fit the stereotype > of fine optics. It is heavier than the 50 Summicron even and in comparison to the non ASPH Summicron 1:2/35 a real monster. That non ASPH is real pocketable not the ASPH! > > > Put a 50mm 1.4 on your damn Nikon and give it a fair shot! > > That would not be fair, because I don't walk around with a 50mm prime on my > Nikon. The Nikon _always_ has a zoom mounted on it, and normally that is the ><Snip> Why are you always carrying around that darn Nikon afraid the M6 is going to break? Is there a law that says you can't put a prime lens on it and experience a new thrill. Make your Nikon feel just a tad more Leicalike! Mark Rabiner