RE: [Leica] Delta 3200

[BOB KRAMER <BobKramer@COOPERCARRY.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> From: John Bean <john.bean@ukonline.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Delta 3200
> 
> ><< And although I have kicked my  Nikon gear to the curb as far as my
> >  B&W stuff goes, I do find myself missing that 1.4 50mm lens.  I am
> already
> >  saving my lunch money for a Summilux! >>
> >
> >Why not save lunch and dinner money for a Noctilux?
> 
> Because if he stops eating he won't have the strength to lift a
> Noctilux...
> 
	[BOB KRAMER]  Ha!  That's a good one, John!  And serves to
illustrate one of the problems I have with the Noctilux (the going without
food to afford it being another <g> ).  Not to mention that I have yet to
see a sharp image... er... excuse me... yet to see a sharp *photo* :-) taken
with this lens.  The plane of focus appears to be non existent!  Using this
lens wide open, the question isn't "Do I want the eyelashes to be in
focus?", it is "*Which* eyelash do I want to be in focus?".  Combine this
problem with the high lens cost, the inevitable even if minor optical
compromises that result with this fast a lens, and the lens size and weight,
and I just don't feel a burning desire to own it.

	I guess the Summilux appeals to me because I have been shooting with
a 1.4 50mm since I bought a Canon F1 back in 1972, and have become very
comfortable with this speed of lens.  Enough DOF to work with and enough
speed to get the shot the lion's share of the time.  Besides, I still need
21/24mm, 35mm, and 90mm lenses since the 50mm focal length is all I have
right now for my Leica.  Not to mention that good user M4 and/or M5 I am
lusting for.

	Lawdy, lawdy, the list of Leica toys I just gotta' have does go on!
But you know, I'm having a ton of fun with my M3 & f2/50 right now, which
does make waiting for the other stuff a whole lot easier.

	Bob Kramer
	Atlanta, GA