Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 7/22/05 6:03:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, lug-request@leica-users.org writes: Best of the bunch are > the Minotar lens on a Minox, which has more contrast and sharpness > than the Zuiko lenses, and the even better 40mm f3.5 on the Rollei 35 > S or SE. ------------------------------------------- I believe the Minox 35 lens was designed during the reign of E. Leitz. Probably Leica Solms still owns Minox. The 35mm Minotar has the 50mm Elmar effect, so it makes the Minox 35 into a professional little gem. I use the GT as my standard pocket camera for B&W city work. It now sells for about $400 new through specialty outfits in its latest models. So Minox is still making it but without advertising it much. I preset it according to the prevailing light and shoot very fast with it. I still haven't found a compact digital that I can trust. However, I've learned to depend on the D70 when I need images quickly; as I've come to appreciate the M3 with my 50mm Summarit for EL. I print most of my work on a vintage Dell R450 using Kodak inkjet papers. That Dell is the common denominator. I don't make much of a distinction between film and digital cameras. Lens quality is more important. I'm finally beginning to make sense out of this proliferation of photographic variety. It's still great to have my Omega A2 enlarger handy. Bob R