Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Clearly over the edge. Point one, why not just snap up a second MP. Leica needs the sales, and you clearly are in a change mood, so we might pick up a cheap MP when you sell it ;-) As for 90's, all I can say is for a compact and wonderful companion to any travel kit, the Elmar C is great. It is almost exactly the same size as a TElmar, and with it, you have 28-35-50-90. Neat combo, but "slow". I have no experience with any other 90, but the elmar C mixes it with all the other M lenes I own. Check out Erwin Puts site for his very interesting discussion on the 90's Cheers On Thursday, Aug 21, 2003, at 03:23 Australia/Melbourne, Jack McLain wrote: > 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 > > Alastair - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html