Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the encouragement on the Zeiss 50/1.4. Looking forward to giving one a spin. Yup, just trying to cause trouble :-) Should someone knock on the door, they'll just find a pile of cameras, guitars and one unhappy camper who has been sick, mostly housebound for 18+ mo's and is likely watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer reruns for the umpteenth time. Hell, I've never even had a moving traffic violation in my nearly 40 years :-) I'm a strict atheist, a philosophical cultural non-relativist and have no love of Christianity, much less Islam, so I figure I'm clean. I just want to waste as many of the NSA's compute cycles as I can in my own small way :-) Scott Don Dory wrote: >Scott, >Then you will love the Zeiss 50mm F1.4. Possibly the best fast 50 for SLR's >especially at closer distances. My example doesn't work too much for me >past about twenty feet but in the 5 to 10 foot range really delivers. Sharp >and contrasty but not clinical. > >I do have a question about (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act). Just trying >to cause trouble? As someone who wrote Mao for a little red book a very >long time ago with some very interesting results you may be surprised at >what goes around. > >Don >don.dory@gmail.com > > >On 1/17/06, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: > > >>The zeiss web site says the prices will be comparable to Nikon AIS lens >>prices or something like that. We'll see. >> >>I can imagine springing for Zeiss 50/1.4 should it prove to be a good >>lens. My favorite Nikon normal right now is the 45/2.8 AI-P, but I'd >>love something faster that didn't have the rather "clinical" rendition of >>my Nikon 50/1.8. >> >>Scott >> >>Don Dory wrote: >> >> >> >>>Well, for those of us who use predominately Canon EOS for our SLR choice >>>this will allow an interesting arbitrage. Assuming the optics the same, >>>will the old Contax mount lenses be cheaper or more expensive than the >>> >>> >>new >> >> >>>Zeiss offerings for the F mount. I have adapters for both systems to EOS >>>and the only reason to use these lenses is near maximum aperture so focus >>>etc. is no big deal. >>> >>>Also, it allows the final vetting of that age old testers question; which >>> >>> >>is >> >> >>>the best lens? Using adapters, the camera and capture will remain the >>> >>> >>same >> >> >>>so no questions about vibration, focus point, fine exposure issues, and >>>whatever carping about minor differences. >>> >>>Don >>>don.dory@gmail.com >>> >>> >>>On 1/17/06, GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>see: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>http://www.zeiss.com/c12567a8003b58b9/Contents-Frame/d10916e347d1265ac12570f8003e3839 >> >> >>>>Regards, >>>> >>>>Greg >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps >>Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 >>(Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act) >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 > > -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)