Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/22

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Subject: [Leica] M8 Should Follow D200 for lens selection
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sun Oct 22 20:31:45 2006

On 10/21/06 12:22 PM, "Leonard Taupier" <len-1@comcast.net> typed:

> A man after my own heart. Because of shooting so much with M cameras,
> I find manual focus with my digital cameras to be very natural. There
> is no question that the AI/AIS lenses that Nikon made were certainly
> more robust and better made than most of their AF siblings. I now
> find myself searching out the better MF lenses before they're no
> longer available in excellent condition. I'm still using lenses I
> bought in the late 70's and had AI'd by Nikon. The biggest surprise
> is how good my 80~200/4.5 zoom is on a digital body and I prefer it
> to my AFS VR 70~200/2.8. Another surprise is how well the TC 16A-AF
> works on the D200. It will not auto focus with the D200 but acts like
> a TC14A but I think sharper. On a D2X it converts all my mf lenses to
> AF. Really neat. Plus B&H is still selling them used in LN condition.
> 
> Len
> 
All day I shot with an AI 35mm 2.8 Nikkor.
Not sure how much more compact and lighter than the f2. I'd not mind an f2.
Or a 1.4.
Peanuts
Peanuts they're been sold for.
They deserve better.
But after I buy them.

Mark Rabiner


40?47'59.18"N   
73?57'32.18"W





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