Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/13

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Subject: [Leica] Why do we do it ?
From: michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)
Date: Sat Nov 13 10:43:48 2004
References: <429B89BA414C264A93A2407056F9B93213C7BF@jughead.TheHearth.local>

A man needs his toys.
Some have cars, some have motor cycles, some have boats others drink 
expensive whiskey. We have Leica's (and still drink expensive whiskey) 
and Mamiya's and Bronica's and a Chinon to use my Russian 80/1.5 in my 
particular case.

Michiel Fokkema


Dan Colucci wrote:
> We convince ourselves we need to have the lastest APO, ASPH Super 
> Noctiluxor Lens at $ 5,000 ?  Why ?  
>  
> I do it...I started with a  Leica CL and 40/2 + 90/4 to see what all this 
> Leica stuff is about....then I needed an M6 'cause the CL  *MAY* not 
> provide accurate focusing on fast lenses...then I needed the latest 50 
> summicron....then I had to try the Dual Range Summi 'cause everyone raves 
> about it...THEN, I had to have the latest 90 Elmarit cause it so damn 
> good....then I needed the 35 summicron 'cause the Bokeh is so 
> sweet....Then, I realizes I 'm not a RF guy - I'm an SLR guy....so, I 
> bought an R3 and SL....then the latest 50 Summi...and the latest 90 
> Elmarit....... AND yet, I have owned Pentax 67 for 10 years and it really 
> will provide much *better* pics than any of my Leica lenses could....sure, 
> the Pentax is huge....but if I am going to take time to take an 
> interesting photo - might as well bring out the big guns.....
>  
> I NEED HELP.....DO YOU ?
>  
> www.antiquecameras.net
>  
>  
> 
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