Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stephen Gandy (whose website I positively treasure) says somewhere that one thing you should take care to avoid is "people who want to borrow your cameras." Fortunately for me, many people I know aren't scrupulous about following this advice; a lot of the cameras and lenses I've tried over the years have been loaners, either from companies or from individuals. Now that I've softened you up, uh, would anybody happen to have a 50mm f/1.4 Leica R lens they'd be willing to let me borrow for a week or two? I'm ISO the next-to-latest one with the 55mm filter size. I've been researching an article about 50mm lenses for some time now, and have used many of the Leica 50mm lenses present and past; but that's one lens that has continued to elude me. Leica Northvale doesn't have one, local rental places don't have 'em, and so far I've never found one I could try. I'd be in your debt, which is, as Groucho Marx would say, exactly where you want me. I can literally complete my tests in a weekend, assuming decent weather and the absence of excessive busy-ness elsewhere in my life. I'll return it promptly. Sorry for the "troll," but if anybody could help, I'd be grateful. - --Mike