Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I sold my 24 a couple of weeks ago. Magnificent lens. But I didn't use it very much. I CANNOT STAND external viewfinders. And I found f/2.8 on an M camera way too restricting. Everything else I have is f/1.4 . I use my M camera in places where I cannot easily use my R camera or Hasselblad. I will give the 28/2 a try when it becomes available here. I have it on order. No external finder and a stop better than the 24. I actually use my Hasselblad and 110/2 a lot in "street" situations. Not exactly stealthy, but a super performer. The three lenses that I currently use on my M6's are 35/1.4 ASPH, 50/1.4, and 75/1.4 . And I use the 50/1.4 more than any other lens. The 35 & 75 are stellar performers, but I like the look and feel of photographs taken with the 50/1.4 . The 75 produces a similar look but is too big to lug as a semi pocketable camera and is a little long for a lot of stuff. Instead of lugging the M6/75, I quite often opt for the Hasselblad/110 instead. Anyway, folks always bash the 50/1.4, but it is a true Leica look lens. Sweet. Jim At 08:42 AM 3/9/01 -0800, Guy Bennet wrote: > >Though I should have learned to keep my big mouth shut when it comes to >Friday FS announcements after the recent flap here on the whistfully >litigious LUG, I cannot refrain from exclaiming that I always find it >shocking to see somebody selling the 24 Elmarit M! That is one hell of a >lens! I shudder to imagine what soul-wrenching torment the erstwhile seller >may actually be experiencing at this moment! The thought of it! > >Good God, somebody snap it up at this price (a bargain, especially compared >to the now infamous 35-70 APOVARIO Whatever)! Do it fast! Put the seller >out of his misery! And then throw the lens up on eBay and see what you can >snag for it! > >Guy!