[Leica] R8

[bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)]

Sad that you did not keep the Contax .................. I read that  
Mr. Gandy has a delightful way of hooking it up to a EOS  
D ................ has anyone tried this combination?

B.

On 9-feb-2006, at 20:32, David Rodgers wrote:

> Nick,
>
> I had a 28/2.8 and thought it was on par with the 25/2,8. The  
> 28/2.8 was
> an  MM and made in Japan. Though equal or better optically, MM lenses
> didn't feel as solid as the German made AE lenses. I have an 85/1.4,
> 50/1.4, 25/2.8 and 60/2.8, and all are AE. The 85/1.4 is a favorite,
> especially since I have a bevy of 67mm BW MC filters, which right now
> are probably more valuable than the lens itself.
>
> I used the 85/1.4 a lot when I shot weddings. I could shoot it side by
> side with my Hasselblad and the color balance matched perfectly  
> (back in
> the day when that mattered).
>
> However, of all lenses I've owned my 28/2.8 Elmarit R was special.  
> I was
> perusing through some prints the other day and thought, "wow, why  
> did I
> ever get rid of that lens." I don't think I'll ever have the same
> passion about lenses in the post digital era. Because with digital  
> it's
> as much the body.
>
> I kept my 28/2.8 Elmarit up until I sold my R7. I almost didn't  
> sell it,
> but I've learned my lesson in fertility. One piece of Leica R leads to
> many pieces.
>
> I had a 28/2 Contax and that was special too, especially in low light.
> But it was a big and heavy and someone made me an offer I couldn't'
> refuse. That's a lens I'd look to buy now except I don't know how long
> my Contax ST body will last.
>
> I had more trouble with Contax bodies than all my other SLRs combined.
> No major failures. Just little annoyances. For instance, as long as I
> can remember my ST has displayed the incorrect f stop in the  
> viewfinder.
> But exposure is right on the money, so I've lived with it. I have  
> an RTS
> II that I really liked. But it died and can't be fixed.
>
> BTW, I'm looking for an Aria body if anyone ever comes across one.
>
> DaveR
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Roberts [mailto:nickbroberts@yahoo.co.uk]
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 10:16 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: RE: [Leica] R8
>
> Dave, try the 28mm f2.8 Distagon - I much prefer it to
> the 25.
>
> Nick
>
> --- David Rodgers <drodgers@casefarms.com> wrote in
> part:
>
>> My German made 25/2.8 Distagon AE fine as it is,
>> doesn't quite carve an image like my 28/2.8 Elmarit
>> did.
>> DaveR
>>
>
>
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