[Leica] New Leica 28mm 2.8 ASPH lens

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)]

B.D.,
 My mistake. It was a case of mistaken identity.
The guilty party expounding the virtues of the longer lenses was Marc James
Small. Marc was responding to my thread about the 135. 
I knew it was a bow-tie kind of guy!

Cheers
Hoppy
Alzheimer Guy

-----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: Thursday, 7 September 2006 00:22
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] New Leica 28mm 2.8 ASPH lens

Longer lenses on Ms? Never, ever, in my most deluded moment thought or said
that.:-) I see the M as a 21-50 camera, with the option in desperation of
using a  90.


On 9/5/06 10:04 PM, "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> Yes, but then put your 90 or 135 on it!
> I did go from .85 to .72 to get the 28 frame and it's usable but not as
> clear to frame with as a separate finder, I think.
> B.D. weren't you telling us in an earlier thread that you think the longer
> lenses are better for M's???
> 
> So now we need at least two M's slung at all times. Morphing into super
> photojournalists here ;-) Could be worse imagine how many Jeffery needs to
> give the 50's an airing!
> 
> Cheers
> Hoppy
> M10 guy
> 
> -----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 11:38
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] New Leica 28mm 2.8 ASPH lens
> 
> Don't need an external finder - just a .58 body. ;-) It worked perfectly.
> 
> 
> On 9/5/06 9:23 PM, "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> 
>> 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.
>>