[Leica] Which 35mm 'cron or 'lux?

[driggett at mac.com (Christopher Driggett)]

B.D.,
        How do you expect Leica to make repair money anyway? ;-)
We need to keep them in business so that they can produce the digital  
Leica for $10000!
Keep that lens shade on always,
Chris

On Feb 11, 2005, at 6:50 AM, B. D. Colen wrote:

> Working without a lens shade is a bit like driving at night without
> headlights - you may well survive the experience; but you may not.
>
> The 35 asph 1.4 is indeed flare-proof, or as close to it as one can
> come. But it is not damage proof. And a lens shade will almost always
> take a whack better than a front element or edge of the lens.
>
> Enough of this idiocy about the "compactness" etc. - the 35 1.4 asph  
> is,
> like virtually every other Leica M lens new or old, virtually minute in
> comparison to any SLR versions of similar lenses. What does anyone  
> think
> not using a shade and making the lens "more compact" will do to improve
> their photography?
>
> (Shaking head in bewilderment)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> William G. Lamb, III
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 9:57 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Which 35mm 'cron or 'lux?
>
>
>
> John,
>
> NOW, you tell me! :-) Good thing I'm broke...
>
> BTW, Congrats on your replacement  lens. Mine was a Christmas present  
> to
>
> myself and it is outstanding. I can see why Irwin flipped over it. If
> it's
> any consolation, only five 50 ASPH's have come into North America since
> the
> Christmas holidays in Germany. A friend of mine just got one of the
> other
> four. These things must be hard to make!
> <http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/11/111853.html? 
> 1108087277
>>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> William
>
> At 06:23 PM 02/10/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>> For many years I have not use the shade on my 35/1.4A. I noticed in
>> video
>> of DAH (NG photog) working that he also did not use a use the shade. I
>> figured if he was happy with the results I should give it a try. I did
> and
>> it is a very flare proof piece of glass.
>>
>> Without the shade the 35/1.4A is very compact. Give it  a try, you
>> might
>> like it.
>>
>> John Collier
>
>
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