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Subject: [Leica] New Leica 28mm 2.8 ASPH lens
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Tue Sep 5 20:28:26 2006
References: <C1239ED5.14E1F%bd@bdcolenphoto.com>

I use a .58 body with it (mostly). I bought the CV 28 metal
finder which is nice for a little "preview" of the shot, i.e.,
how near/far things will show up.

But once I bought the .58, I wished my .72 was a .85.
So I stuck the 1.25x magnifier on my .72. I'm happy.

Scott

B. D. Colen wrote:

>Don't need an external finder - just a .58 body. ;-) It worked perfectly.
>
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>On 9/5/06 9:23 PM, "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
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>>I sold a very good slr with two 1.4 primes & a zoom plus another RF and
>>lenses to pay for mine. The cupboard is much emptier, but Oh the pictures
>>from that lens are worth every cent. I think you need to budget for a
>>separate finder as well, though. (just to make it even more unobtanium)
>>
>>Cheers
>>Hoppy
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
>>[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of 
>>B.
>>D. Colen
>>Sent: Wednesday, 6 September 2006 10:20
>>To: Leica Users Group
>>Subject: Re: [Leica] New Leica 28mm 2.8 ASPH lens
>>
>>Sell your soul or your children for a  28 Summicron, asph - definitely 
>>worth
>>it. Although to be perfectly honest, virtually nothing's worth it at the
>>current prices. Hold out for a used one. But it is a fabulous lens -
>>reintroduced me to the 28 mm focal length and  supplanted the 35 1.4 asph 
>>as
>>my "standard" lens.
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>>On 9/5/06 8:10 PM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>>If you analyze the Leica pricing, it is $1000 per faster F stop.  ( see
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>>the
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>>>35/1.4 ASPH and the 35/2 ASPH at B+H for a $3400 vs
>>>$2200 price))
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>>>If the 28/2 ASPH Sells for  $3200, then, using my logical but fully
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>>uninformed
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>>>guesstimate,  the 28/2.8 ASPH should be $2000- $2200.
>>>
>>>I own the T-E First generation.  Being as it has 28/4 as one of the focal
>>>lengths, this lens is a bit marginal.  It is too close to
>>>what I now own.  I would probably be better off with the (unobtanium) 28/2
>>>ASPH.
>>>
>>>OK.. rationalization time.... I will wait for the (super unobtanium)
>>>      
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>>28/1.4
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>>>ASPH., for which there is not even a badly faked
>>>picture.
>>>
>>>I feel better.
>>>
>>>Frank Filippone
>>>red735i@earthlink.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
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