Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey, Walt, happy birthday! There aren't many of you still around and shooting who grew up on the original Kodak! :-) On 3/24/06 10:15 AM, "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote: > Walt, > I will take the bait. Let us pretend that I Googled you. > > HAPPY BIRTHDAY WALT! May we have many more years of your ascerbic wit and > photography. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 3/24/06, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: >> >> Every time I see one of these "happy birthday" posts I get cheerful. >> Thinking someone remembered Saturday is my birthday. Then go to find out >> it's all about some damn lens. Oh, the heartbreak...... :'( :'( :'( >> >> >> Walt >> >> >> Steve Barbour wrote: >> >>> >>> On Mar 24, 2006, at 7:52 AM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: >>> >>>> a most timely message! 2006 is the 30th birthday of the f1 noctilux. >>>> and i still trust it. >>> >>> >>> and Rei... fwiw.... >>> >>> the photos from the Noctilux routinely appear to me better !! than I >>> anticipated they would be... >>> >>> >>> I'm not sure what that really means, but I can't say that about any >>> other lens... >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>>> >>>> only two M lenses come to my mind with this length of production were >>>> the original 1961 35 'lux 1961-1995 (34 years) and the 2nd >>>> 50 'lux 1962-1994 (32 years). >>>> >>>> -rei >>>> >>>> On Mar25 01:18, A.H.Schmidt wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, I am not quite sure, why anybody would want to worry about any >>>>> abberations of the Noctilux. >>>>> >>>> .... >>>> >>>>> 2. The lens has been around for some time now, and if there where >>>>> better F1 lens, then, I am quite sure, >>>>> Leica would release a somewhat updated lens. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com >>>> Ridgewood, New Jersey >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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