Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I heard a story about a gentleman who went to check out a Rolls Royce at a dealer. After walking around and getting comfortable in the driver seat then he asked : Customer : How many horse power does this car have ? Saleman : (Very politely reply with a broad smile) Enough, Sir. I guess if you have to ask a question like that maybe a Rolls is not the car for you. The Noctilux, as it is, may not be the lens for everyone. To me, I don't want it. I will buy it if I need it. It costs too much to be sitting on the shelf if I go out shooting with its cousin (50mm/f2) most of the time. I like to keep the long-term total cost of ownership low. This depends on how often I use the lenses that I have. Of course, that is just my opinion. Regards, PC > > robmueller wrote, in part: > > > Hey Dan, > > > > F1.0, let's see. $2900, can only use it at >f4. Hmmmm. Why would I want this > > lens again? I'm not trying to be a smard A.., but something doesn't > > correlate. I admit I know nothing of lens, so what are the advantages? > > > > I guess it's like a Harley-Davisson. If you need to ask the question, > you'll never understand ;) > > Of course, the real reason for buying one would be to earn the undying > respect of the LUG. Which is the sad part, since it means I can never get > one: I'd have to forfeit my role as Chief Mischievous Imp if I did... ;) > > M. > > -- > Martin Howard | "Very funny Scotty. Now beam down > Interactive Systems Designer | my clothes." > email: mvhoward@mac.com | > www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +--------------------------------------- > - -- Pitak Chenkosol, Dept. Electrical Eng.,| " I was born not knowing and have Portland State University, | only had a little time to change P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751. | that here and there." E-mail: pitakc@ee.pdx.edu | Richard P. Feynman