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Subject: [Leica] What's the Best All-Around 50?
From: langeratcarleton at gmail.com (Mark Langer)
Date: Thu May 11 08:16:04 2006
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How can people say that this lens is the best when it isn't even available
yet?

Enquiring minds want to know.

Mark

On 5/11/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
>
> Daniel, I put a down payment of $100 on that new Heliar two months ago.
> I'm hoping that my serial number will be 0000003.
> --
> Jeffery
>
> ---- Daniel Ridings <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 5/11/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
> > > Now, this  isn't a "What should I buy?" question because I have nearly
> all
> > > of them already.
> >
> > Ahem ...
> > http://www.cameraquest.com/inventor.htm
> >
> > scroll down to the 50/2.0 Heliar. You're going to need that one and you
> know it.
> >
> > > I have a pretty good idea of what most folks would say, but wondered
> if I am
> > > right. If the Department of Homeland Security dictated that a
> photographer
> > > could have only one lens, a 50 (so you couldn't take pictures of
> places you
> > > planned to attack), what would it be? Oh, and it has to be Leica.
> >
> > Since it would be very difficult and time consuming to really take all
> > of the variables into consideration and give them correct answers ...
> > I'd get boring on you and opt out with ...
> >
> > Summicron
> >
> > You really can't go wrong with a Summicron. I'd never have to look
> > back and wonder if I made the right choice.
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> >
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Replies: Reply from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re:What's the Best All-Around 50?)
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