Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Amen, brother - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Buzz Hausner" <buzz.hausner@verizon.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 4:09 PM Subject: [Leica] god won't help you...Whoever Set Up The LUG Archives WILL Help You. > Yes, you have gone over the edge. > > That said, and this advice is probably coming too late, you should check > the archives for EXTENSIVE discussions of the various f2.8/90s. I love > the "Skinny" Tele-Elmarit, the smallest and lightest of the lot. More > people seem to hate the "Skinny," so what do I know? > > Good luck trying to separate fact from affection on this matter. > > Buzz Hausner > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jack > McLain > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 1:24 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] More Leica decisions to make... god help me > > After much angst and uncertainty I bit the bullet and bought a MP. Now > my > kit includes the MP, a M6TTL, 35 ASPH, CV 28 f1.9, 50 f2 Summicron, and > 90 > f2 Summicron. > > All well and good, but I am now considering a couple of "enhancements". > I > find the 90 to be nice glass indeed; particularly well suited for sneaky > candid portraiture, but it is a boat anchor and a pain in the ass to > carry > around when a slower (and smaller/lighter) lens would suit just fine. > > I'm thinking about getting a 90 f2.8 for general use (and keeping the 90 > f2 > of course). I believe that there are four Leica 90's that have the 39mm > filter size and the current Elmarit with 46mm filter size. > > I'm hoping for some real-life suggestions of which of these lenses would > be > a best choice for a user lens (rarity is irrelevent to me as a deciding > factor). Lens hood availability and affordable cost considerations and > the > fact that I am shooting B&W these days might be factors in the > recomendation > game. Size/weight/image quality are my major considerations. > > The second - and far less acute - "enhancement" is to unload the M6TTL > and > get a M6 with the original shutterspeed dial to make transitioning > between > the "right' way to turn vs the "wrong" way to turn a no-brainer when > using > both the MP and M6 bodies at the same time... or....going in a > completely > different and emotionally driven direction, dumping the M6TTL and buying > an > M4, or possibly a M3/2 just for the pleasure of being able to play with > nice > toys while still having a back-up body for insurance. > > Any of this make sense? Have I gone over the edge? > > thanks (and sorry for the totally on topic content... I'll relay my > experiences about attempting to retro-fit my old 50 f2 screw mount > Summitar > onto my Nikon CoolPix 995 next post). > > cheers > Jack McLain > Tucson, AZ > http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net > > > -- > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html