Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Neal, Be careful to wear gloves with the Kiev otherwise the focusing wheel can rip your fingers apart if the focusing helix is holding old and sticky grease... regards, Jem - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 12:35 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] I wish that Leica and Rollei > Neal, > Isn't it wonderful how much fun a camera can be? As to the Kiev 4, > after you use it you will wonder how Leica ever survived the thirties. > It may be heresy on this list, but a Contax II is easier to use > (loading, shutter speeds, rangefinder), the lenses were better(35 > Biogon, 50 Sonnar, 85 Sonnar, and 135 Sonnar) than what Leica was > offering. The only areas Leica was superior is that the contemporary > III (F) was a lot smaller and possibly quieter and it has a jewel like > build/design that delights whereas the Contax is more like a well > designed hammer. > > Don, ducking from the rocks coming my way. > dorysrus@mindsprign.com > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Neal > Friedenthal > Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 12:28 AM > To: Rollei users group; leica users group > Subject: [Leica] I wish that Leica and Rollei > > I wish that Leica and Rollei made a camera this good at this price. I > know that I'm beginning to sound like a broken record , but this Kiev is > a blast and I love the results. > Last weekend we went to a friends farm to get our Christmas tree and > took a few shots. > > first shot shows his main barn cir. 1750 and the corn crib, that's his > Grandson trying to keep warm > > http://photoneal.com/photos/misc/tn/pf1.jpg.html > > The corn crib doubles as the Christmas shop > > http://photoneal.com./photos/misc/tn/cccs1.jpg.html > > Finally my friend, John, retired and became a farmer > > http://photoneal.com/photos/misc/tn/jp1.jpg.html > > I'm now playing with a Kiev 4 contax clone 35mm, we'll see what it can > do > > Neal F > > > -- > 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