Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 29/8/00 11:34 PM, Krechtz@aol.com at Krechtz@aol.com wrote: > Both before and since the Hexar, I have > gotten a hold of a number of 35's, new, old and in-between, just for the > purpose of exploring both their repuations and their potential for prolonged > use. The list has grown long enough to have become something of an > embarrassment. Joe, Do you regret exploring the potential of all these lenses? Sounds like a rewarding creative enterprise if it leads to the results you are after. When I got my first Leica I started with a then current 35 Summicron M and only when I craved something faster did I get the 35 Summilux which did not work for me so I got the Summilux ASPH which does. I find the better flare control of newer lenses more important than any other qualities older lenses may have to offer over them so that simplifies matters for me. My choice is made on what is available new and the specs of the lens. Unless I am mis-remembering it does not Erwin Puts shy away from the whole bokeh issue? Maybe he will have some revelations in his book. He seems to be very careful to use only unambiguous terms though for which I am grateful. >My favorites are all Leica lenses. End of story. So, what's > hot in single malts? As for whether you can tell what the lens is seeing on the focussing screen of a reflex camera: compared to a rangefinder it is I would have thought self evident that it is a better rendition. No it is not a perfect display of all the lenses qualities and again I say for that you need to press the button and take pictures: there just is no effective alternative. By the time you have read all there is to know about any given lens you would have spent more time and resources to get to a lesser understanding of its use in your photography than going out and shooting with it. We have all had lenses that disappointed us despite their reputations and that is unfortunate. Some of us have also had the particular pleasure of getting great results from lenses with lousy reputations. I don't know what is hot but I like Talisker, any Islay and well any single malt I have tried. An occasional full strength adds variety. I am not so crazy about the exotic extremely old or novelty flavoured stuff: madeira casks and all that. Seems a bit effete to me but then since my mother is a direct descendent of Robert Burns I cannot look awry at any real whisky (i.e. one without industrial alcohol in it, like too many blends). Actually my mother doesn't drink so that must be a pretty shaky excuse! Cheers Adrian - -- Adrian Bradshaw Corporate and Editorial Photography Beijing, China tel/fax +86 10 6532 5112 mobile +86 139 108 22292 e-mail apbbeijing@yahoo.com OR adrianpeterbradshaw@compuserve.com website: http://www.apbphoto.com Please note my new mobile number (as of August 1st) _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com