Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]LUGers Another pure voice of reason, from someone we can respect. Jerry Ted Grant wrote: > Adam Bridge did sayeth: > > Sure I'd LIKE to play with something wider but the prices are just WAY > > too high.<<< > > Hi Adam, > It's virtually blasphemy for me to write the following. > > However, if the elves in the Black Forest aren't bright enough to understand > they are getting their collective asses kicked around the block by V-Cosina > with the lenses being produced by this company, then who am I or you not to > take advantage of the V-C 35's, 21 and 15 at prices many Leica users, " can > afford!" > > Not to forget these lenses are extremely sharp, crisp and have an excellent > Leica look to them. I realize it maybe a surprise to some to hear me, who's > been a Leica user of many types of models for an extremely long time, to be > promoting the lenses of another manufacturer, but I'm sorry it's life and > economics! Because we, the users, are finding it extremely difficult to > consistently use "only Leica glass" > > Certainly when we are confronted by economically priced glass of excellent > quality and variations not produced by Leica. And if they were produced by > Leica at their present method of pricing, we'd not likely purchase due to > the horrendous prices. > > I'd suggest if you're inclined to a wider piece of glass, 35mm or wider, > look at the CV 35 f 1.2! It's a beauty or go at the 15 Heliar as it's as > good as the Leica R 15mm, done tests with pros trying to decide which lens > took which photograph in colour and they all failed! They consistently > picked Heliar 15 for the Leica 15! Go figure. ;-) > > It's a strange kind of feeling the first time you're about to mount another > manft. lens on an M camera, but one soon forgets it after they see the > resulting photographs. ;-) > > Don't be shy, if you can't get that "pretty Leica lens" forget the expensive > stuff and go buy a V-C lens of your choice. Trust me you'll feel much better > when you start to see the results! ;-) > ted > > -- > 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