Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I laid out the criteria in the original email posting. I guess I was looking for "best" as the one lens that could be the best compromise of features, like D76 and Tri-X, rather than the best at doing one thing. -- Jeffery ---- Mark Langer <langeratcarleton@gmail.com> wrote: > I have another naieve question -- what constitutes the "best"? It seems to > me that there is no one "best" lens unless you make clear the criteria that > one uses to determine what "best" means. Value for money? Sheer optical > performance? Do compactness, balance when mounted on the camera, speed, > ability to mount on both a screwmount and bayonet body, etc. matter in this > evaluation? Depending on the criteria, I could opt for any one of a number > of lenses to suggest, even with the limitation of only speaking of ones I > have used personally. > > Mark > > On 5/11/06, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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