Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh, I agree. It is a nice lens. It's just that it has to compete with the 35 and 50mm Summicrons. Like I said, I never worry about using it. It's really nice, and I have one of the old ones, not the newer one. I guess I just have one body and one lens too many :) Daniel On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 Afterswift@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 8/5/03 12:24:08 AM, daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no writes: > > << http://www.dlridings.com/temp/e02.htm > > If you can pick one up cheap, why not? I tend more and more to just leave > a 35mm on the body when I want a flat profile. The Elmar becomes more and > more a body-cap on the body that stayed home. But I never worry about > using it. After f4.0 it performs nicely. > > Daniel >> > ------------------------- > Daniel, > > I've been using my 2.8 50mm not as a lens cap but as the remarkable engine it > is, particularly if you have the BOOWOO (I hope I got the alpha number right > for the close-up stand set that accommodates the 2.8 50mm Elmar). > I preset this Elmar for street work. > > br > > -- > 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