Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, I'm glad that you still feel the need for Leica glass. You were starting to worry us all. And no, I won't be emailing you about my 75. That and the 24 would be the last Leica glass I would let go. That's not exactly true, for sentimental reasons the DR would be last to go. You can do things with the 75 that you just can't get anywhere else. I've tried with the 80 R and in other manufacturers similar product and I just don't get the same look. YMMV Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:32 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Lagavulin and focussing Noctilux and 75 Summilux in low light Martin Howard wrote: > > Mitch Alland wrote: > > > I posted about learning to drink Lagavulin and got 15-20 responses, > > and I posted about the problems of focussing the Noctilux and 75 > > Summilux in low light and got 1 response which was jocular not > > informative > > 1 uninformative response? Don Dory contributed this: > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/v25/msg02887.html > > And I wrote: > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/v25/msg02865.html > > Which one do you consider to be uninformative? > > M. > > -- It seems to me (the walrus said) that it's a stylistical thing. Most of us have a 50 and a 35. A Noctilux is $27,000 new and our "renters rebate" check may have to go other places. Few of us have the Nocti and waaay fewer have the 75 Sumi. And although these lenses are roughly the same size as SLR lenes they are waaay heavier. ... making them a tough couplet to tug around. I've got no 75 Sumi and didn't think I'd want one till this week. Thought that would be the one Leica lens i was not interested in. But the lure of the 75 sumi is real. I bet I get 75 people (notice i didn't say "guys") e-mailing me off list about the great deal they'll give me their 75 for. Pay the shipping. Free lenscap and UV filter. The good thing about actually somehow buying stuff like a Noctilux and 75 Summilux is when it way later finially comes time to getting some more serious needed glass it is going to be chump change in comparison. The high speed Leica M giants makes the rest seem cheap. "What! only $1495 for a Asph 35 Summicron I thought it cost way more that! Wait i think i have that much in my back pocket! Wait! I'll check my sport jackets for loose change! Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com - -- 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