[Leica] Suggestions for lens purchases?

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

Thanks for showing those, Gene. They are notable for the complete absence of 
any vignette effect and for their huge DoF, exactly as
I expected on the M8. That's one very fine lens to leave on as your 
standard, if you previously used the 35 for that on a film M.
I'd shot a few frames with my (uncoded)28 on an M8 but no stuff including 
much sky areas. I imagine that your titanium 35 would be
much sought after for folks with the matching M body, either the plated or 
solid titanium ones. The one I'd seen (titanium finish
lens) kept having its red dot fall off! I was offered a black paint 50 asph 
(classic styling, modern optics) when I got my 50 asph.
Very pretty. I got a brand new standard one though, because it had the 6 bit 
coding. It won't hurt its future value, not that I
would part with it. In fact locally they now sell new for a third more than 
I paid maybe a year back! Whoever gets a 24 asph first
has to post pictures.

Cheers
Hoppy

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Suggestions for lens purchases?

Hoppy,
The first 4 photos here are from my coded 28 Elmarit Asph.  The street 
scene, the 2 John Deere Tractors, and the one of my wife and
grand daughters.  The lens is really nice on the M8.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/GRDuprey/

Thanks for the suggestions.  The 24 is number one on my wish list also, the 
dealer had one when I got the 28, but I figured the wife
would kill me if I got it ;-).  I suspect one of the older 21's would be a 
nice candidate for the coding if I can find one at a
decent price.  My 35 Summilux is a Titanium one, I guess it would bring a 
good price used, although it seems to work very nicely on
the M8.

Gene

-------------- Original message from "G Hopkinson" 
<hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>: -------------- 


> Gene, that just leaves you a 24 and a 21 then in Leica glass. I won't talk 
> about 
> the two 35 asph designs since you have a 35 and 
> people seem polarised on their 35 opinions. (OK I can't resist, you might 
> get 
> good money for your Summilux to invest in the asph 
> version). I'm assuming your new 28 has the 6 bit treatment. I'd love to 
> see some 
> pictures from a coded version on an M8. Sounds like 
> the 21's are hard to get currently since folks want them for their M8's. 
> The 24 
> asph is my own dream wide. Herr Puts rates it as one 
> of the very best of Leica M lenses, along with the 90AA and the APO-Telyt 
> 135 
> (and the 50 asph I think). None of the modern glass is 
> going to be a bargain price, but long after you have managed to pay for 
> them the 
> pleasure of ownership will continue. Its only money 
> ;-) 
> 
> Cheers 
> Hoppy 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> Subject: [Leica] Suggestions for lens purchases? 
> 
> I received my Passport Warranty card for my new 28/2.8 Asph lens today and 
> along 
> with it were 2 certificates for free coding for 2 
> lenses. Unfortunately the only 2 lenses I currently have that can be coded 
> are 
> my 50 Summicron and a 90 Tele-Elmarit. Both not 
> really needing the coding. Can't afford a new WA so I need suggestions for 
> used 
> WA's. My current WA compliment is a 35 pre-Asph 
> Summilux (Not codeable) and the 28/2.8 Asph I recently bought. 
> Thanks, 
> Gene 
>