Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]1999-11-27-04:49:34 Mike Johnston: > I would never own one, but anyone who does owns one of the glories > of 35mm optics, I believe. Well if *that* wasn't bait for further inquiry, I don't what would be... Why would you never own one? Longer than you'd use? Longer than you think belongs on an M? Heavier than you'd want to tote around on an M? None of the above? -Jeff the Curious Jeff, Just not my cuppa: too big, too heavy, too expensive, and I dislike those nasty 75mm framelines; can't seem to get used to them. For me it handles wretchedly. Just a personal thing, nothing against users of the lens. Sorry, I wasn't meaning to be provocative, just purely a personal taste'n'preference kinda thing. But the images it makes are more than special, undoubtedly. Glorious, in fact... - --Mike