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Subject: [Leica] So long Rodinal. I'm going to miss you.
From: bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Sat Mar 18 10:40:45 2006

Dave - I've said it before and I'll say it again:

The 11-22 f 2.8/3.5 zoom for the Olympus DSLRs (22-44 35 equiv) compares
very favorably at 11 to the 21 M ASPH - which I owned from the time it came
out until a few weeks ago. In fact, the images I am getting with that
Olympus lens are every bit as good as those I got with the Leica.


On 3/18/06 12:25 PM, "bruce" <bruce@ralgo.nl> wrote:

> Then Dave, you have two option. Buy another M or Bessa [with the L
> body for the 21 (you don't use the viewfinder anyway)] ........... or
> just shot colour or b&w.
> 
> In terms of digicams, you have now seen what the Oly.330 can do; it's
> just grab that or wait for the E1 successor ................ together
> with the 7-14mm lens (14-28) which should give you enough wide
> coverage and apparently, superb optics. You could add the 11-22, of
> course.
> 
> Pensive week-end,
> B.
> 
> On 18-mrt-2006, at 17:01, David Rodgers wrote:
> 
>> Bruce,
>> 
>> I always thought that once could never have too many Leica bodies. I
>> have 3 rangefinders. Two M6s and an early M3. But even that's not
>> enough.
>> 
>> If I put fast and slow bw film in the 2 M6s, I'd find myself needing
>> color. If I went color and bw, I'd need different film speeds.
>> 
>> To me the big advantage to digicams is the ability to adjust speeds
>> and
>> to be able to change white balance. The biggest disadvantages are the
>> lack of good WA options (say what you will about the new ultrawide
>> digizooms, but they don't compare to the 21/2.8 ASPH), and the bulk of
>> the equipment.
>> 
>> If I still had R lenses I'd be very tempted by Doug's R8 :-).
>> 
>> DaveR
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bruce [mailto:bruce@ralgo.nl]
>> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:21 AM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] So long Rodinal. I'm going to miss you.
>> 
>> You obviously need another Leica body, Dave.
>> 
>> Douglas Herr has an R8 for an interesting price .................
>> check it out????
>> 
>> B.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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