Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'll try to dig mine out too ;-) On Sunday, Jun 20, 2004, at 12:53 Australia/Melbourne, Don Dory wrote: > Some have questioned whether the 180 Summicron is really useable at F2. > Oh my yes, if you can focus a Noctilux then you can focus the 180. > Depth of field is an issue, but if you think about your shot then you > can control the focal plane by moving the film plane parallel. As to > being heavy and not suitable for hand holding, bah. F2 gives you the > fastest shutter speed possible in the light available and the focusing > screen on an R8 is more than up to the task. I'll have to dig up the > shots I took with this lens at the Leica Seminar at shutter speeds down > to 1/8th: not perfectly sharp but as reportage priceless. > > Late last year I could not take advantage of a good buy, but if > something similar comes along, I will pick one up in a heart beat. > > 0.02 > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Alastair