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Subject: [Leica] What's the Best All-Around 50?
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu May 11 08:22:09 2006
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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
>> >
>> >
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Replies: Reply from langeratcarleton at gmail.com (Mark Langer) ([Leica] What's the Best All-Around 50?)
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