Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]SL - ;-) As to opinions on 135...Since you are asking for OPINIONS: 135 mm lenses do not belong on rangefinder cameras. While the latest 135 APO lens may be a spectacular piece of glass, the glass quality does not begin to make up for the fact that by using an M body to shoot with a telephoto you are looking at such a reduced image size that the shooting becomes an exercise in a cross between pot luck and futility. The very existence of 135s for Ms is a holdover from the days when there were no SLRs, so if one wanted a long lens on a 35 mm camera, one had to mount that lens on a rangefinder body. But there are so many better platforms today for longer lenses that one has to ask - why bother? Just my opinion. :-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steve LeHuray Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 10:16 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Full circle with Nikons > The reason Nikon still has F3's for sale is the same reason that the R > line has been a financial dog for Leica - there are only about six > people out there these days in the market for a solid, reliable, > manual focus SLR any more. The F3 was and is a terrific camera - but > it came out at the wrong time in the evolution of Autofocus and auto > everything. > > B. D. > ...damn!! I am always out of step -- I hope I can catch up one of these days. sl - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html