Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Voigtlander Color-Heliar 75mm f2.5
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 18:15:24 -0800
References: <B6B307CB.616%howard.390@osu.edu>

><Snip> 
> > The finish: Less than inspiring.
> > You just wouldn't want to photograph your dieing mother with it.
> > But it's probably OK.
> 
> I think that if my mother were dying and I had one last chance to photograph
> her, I'd use any damn thing I could find, be it a 75 Color-Heliar, Kodak
> Brownie, or Ilford one-time-use disposable.  That would not be the right
> time to be a Leica snob. ;)
> 
> M.
> 
> --
> Martin Howard 

But if you had a weeks notice you might stop off and rent a Linhof Master
Technika 45  with a 150 Symmar-S 5.6/180mm lens!

mark rabiner

In reply to: Message from Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu> (Re: [Leica] Voigtlander Color-Heliar 75mm f2.5)