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Subject: [Leica] Which 35mm 'cron or 'lux?
From: bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Fri Feb 11 08:10:45 2005

Granted, it sticks into the edge of the viewfinder- but I can't think of
a single instance when that kept me from getting a shot, or misjudging
what I was shooting. As you say, if you want WYSIWYG, get an SLR and
don't shoot your photos looking through a picture window with lines
painted on it. ;-) 

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Frank Filippone
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 10:56 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] Which 35mm 'cron or 'lux?


BD... I think the issue of compactness is more likely to be a VF cutoff
issue.  At least that argument has some sense to it.  The comparison to
an SLR lens is of course true from a size standpoint, but the obstructed
VF issue is not there.

Personally I always thought tht if you wanted a WYSIWYG VF, you should
buy an SLR.

Frank Filippone
red735i@earthlink.net


> 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)


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