Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you still must have the 40mm lens--let's remember that the Leitz 40mm Summicron C is no slouch!!! A very sweet compact lens and quite inexpensive on the used market. This is kind of a compromise which allows you to get the new item and still keep more of your money. Jack Swickard -------------- Original message -------------- > just pops and whistles > > > On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:42:02 -0800, Ted Grant wrote: > > Jeffery Smith offered: > > Subject: Re: [Leica] CV 40 1.4 > > > > > > > I've got the multicoated one but have not had much of an opportunity > > > to use it yet. Richard Sintchak bought the single-coated one in hopes > > > of using it for street photography in the 1950's tradition. Here is > > > one of his shots with the single-coated version. > > > > > > http://www.sintchak.com/document.php?id=1080<<<<< > > > > Ladies & gentlemen not to be a "Grinch!" But equipment grouch here asks. > > ;-) > > Let's all remember one very seriously important factor of photography > > and in > > particular, lenses! > > > > It's all well and good manufacturers keep coming out with new optics, > > however not one of them comes with a guarantee of better pictures! I'm > > sure > > Richard Sintchak likes the picture of this young boy, possibly his son. > > And > > rightly so it's nice family happy snap, but did the lens create a "world > > smashing moment of visual brilliance?" Nope. Nice picture moment? yep! > > > > So before lots of folks get hot about a new 40mm lens how about thinking > > how > > good your photographs are first with a 35? 50? Whatever model you may > > use, > > . Does this lens create images of such brilliant quality technically cut > > to > > film that it'll make every picture shot with it a winner? > > > > Let's look at this. So you use a 35mm and figure a 40mm will get you a > > little closer, great. But one simple forward step and you are closer! Oh > > and > > the 50mm you now own and has given you faithful service and cut > > beautiful > > film moments? Now you're thinking of getting this new 40 because it's > > slightly wider? > > > > Well how about taking one step farther back........ "Hey that's just > > like > > the 40mm!" ;-) > > > > Let's all be careful out there popping bucks for a new lens that's only > > a > > few mm's longer or shorter than we already use........ that is unless > > it's > > so phenomenal that without question it will give a major quality look to > > our photographs. > > > > Sorry not trying to put a damper on your new glass ...... but given I > > never > > thought like this when I was younger only to find the "supposed all new > > super whiz bang lens" didn't make me any better a photographer, nor my > > pictures look much different. > > > > So it's a 1.4? Yeah but so is the 35 Summilux or Aspheric? ;-) > > > > ted > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information