RE: [Leica] ...and One to Glow On

["Buzz Hausner" <buzz.hausner@verizon.net>]

Upon reflection I realize that B.D. is right...it was my spherical 21mm
that he didn't particularly like.

	Buzz

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of bdcolen
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 5:12 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] ...and One to Glow On

No, Buzz! I think that's a great lens. I've always thought that's a
great lens. Honest. :-)

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Buzz
Hausner
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 5:59 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] ...and One to Glow On


Leica has made an awful lot of 35mm lenses.  Each of these lenses has
its unique characteristics, and individual lenses of the same marque and
manufacturing run can differ from one another.  Just go look in the
archives for discussions of the "Skinny" 90 Tele-Elmarit if you want to
learn about a lens which appears to vary wildly from one unit to
another.  It is most likely that every lens Leica has ever made has its
fan or fans who swear it is their one and only true love, even the
dreadful 135mm f/2.8 with eyes.  Oops, there I go again...

In truth, there is no substitute for experience; that is for trying
different lenses.  You can hit up your friends...you can go through a
trading frenzy at your local dealer's, you can rob a collector.  At the
end of the day, nobody else can tell you what lens will have the
character or "glow" that you favor.  My personal favorite is the last
spherical 35mm Summicron made in Canada, but B.D. hates that lens.

My favorite lenses are ones that I bought simply because they were the
current model being shipped by Leica at the time of purchase.  They are
my favorites because I have used them a lot and I understand and can
exploit their idiosyncrasies.

My ultimate advice, therefore, is not to agonize over lens
characteristics, but to make an informed and economical judgment and
then go out and get to know the lens and how best to use it, whichever
model and unit you ultimately acquire.

	Buzz Hausner


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