Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some day I'll use mine again. The only SLR lens I kept. Christopher Saganich -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+saganicc=mskcc.org@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+saganicc=mskcc.org@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Philippe Orlent Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 4:08 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Don't push that film ... Looks like you bought a real bargain. > From: Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@edd.uio.no> > Organization: Unit for Digital Documentation, Univ. of Oslo > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 10:01:46 +0200 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] Don't push that film ... > > I've been told. And deep down, I agree. It's just that sometimes you > really need that extra shutter speed and the choice is between losing > your shadows or losing you shot. > > So I simply couldn't resist when I passed through the camera store (Oslo > Kameraservice on Karl Johann) on my way home on Wednesday. There was > this coke-bottle 1.4 50mm priced less than a carton of cigarettes (I > don't smoke, so I'm not real sure about the logic here ... I suppose I > mean I can waste that amount of money on something else, when others > burn it up). > > Anyway ... a coke-bottle 50 (= Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-S Auto) with a stop > more than any other lens that I own. Remember those? About the size of a > basefall and the weight of a billiard ball. Silver trim ... > > Now that should let me shoot 400 films at 400 at Louice. Probably miss > the focus most of the time, but ... > > So I had to test it out first, of course. Wide open, of course. Not much > sense of using it any other way. I can only use it on one of the F3's > with stop down metering. If I use it wide-open, I don't have to stop > down :-) > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album08/05v18_0015 > > And 35 years from now, she'll probably look like this: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album08/05v18_0014 > > So if anyone out there is debating between a Summilux or a Summicron. Go > for the Summilux. I know, I know ... Noctilux too. But if you're > debating that, you can probably afford both anyway. > > Actually, this was just a catharsis ritual. I bought a cheap wide-angle > zoom for my digital camera (18-70). Crazy how much value they can pack > into such cheap pacages. The 24-85 has become part of a dedicated p&s > package. > > Daniel > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ===================================================================== Please note that this e-mail and any files transmitted with it may be privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this communication or any of its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and deleting this message, any attachments, and all copies and backups from your computer.