Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On May 11, 2006, at 8:15 AM, Mark Langer wrote: > How can people say that this lens is the best when it isn't even > available > yet? easy Mark... the same way they can compare two lenses that they have never used, and with absolute authority select the best... :-) Steve > > 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 >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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