Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good point. Some of my best shots are made with throw away Fuji's and Kodak's. cheers Wilber - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Moore" <dmm@bronze.lcs.mit.edu> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 9:21 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] 50 mm f/1.4 > > > Well wow, did you notice that this is pretty much a photo finish across the > > board ( no pun intended). Why don't we all go shoot some film and not worry > > so about something that we have "No" control over. Don't we ever get tired > > of this "My Daddy can beat up yours". > > Yes, I think we *all* get tired of this. Yet for some reason we > (myself included) still obsess over these details. BTW, the current > Nikkor 50/1.8 AF lens (cheap, plasticy, made in China, about USD$90) is > also an incredible performer and for some reason I've made better photos > with it than I've ever made with my current 50/2 Summicron. I suspect > it's because the 50/1.8 is a lens over which I don't obsess, and from > which I don't expect the world). > > --Andrew > NO ARCHIVE > >