Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com> > > Rei, the lens in question was the old plain vanilla 35 summilux. Once you > get to F2 the flare problem goes away and it is an excellent performer. > When I tell people on the list that almost any Leica lens is a good lens its > true. impressive! i've got that one too, and my experience is that this lens could produce pretty sharp images, despite its reputation as an ancient "bokeh-only" optic. > Its interesting you ask about getting close to the band. Just as in my > street photography I just point my Leica in somebody's face I just bellied > up to the bar and started snapping. What was more interesting is that the > professionals accorded me room at the stage and even apologized that they > needed to use flash with their D30's and D1's. It's amazing what some skill > and a red logo will get you. i wonder what their intepretations of the performance looked like. > Don Dory > dorysrus@mindspring.com - -rei - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html