Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Oh I read that wrongly. You got the new Elmarit, not the Summicron 28 asph. > Well great shots you've shown us in those samples. > 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 > grduprey@mchsi.com > Sent: Tuesday, 2 October 2007 12:01 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: RE: [Leica] Suggestions for lens purchases? > > Frank, > > The 28 is the new Elmarit Asph, it is coded from the factory. Don't have > any > other codable WA's so am looking for suggestions of > good candidates. The 50 or faster seem a waste of the certificates as the > codeing seems more sensible on the WA's not the 50 or > longer, since the only advantage is lens id, but on WA's you do get some > imaging help in the edges (Cyan Shift from the filters). > > Gene > > -------------- Original message from "Frank Filippone" > <red735i@earthlink.net>: -------------- > > >> Confusion... is your 28/2.8 ASPH coded or not? If not, that is lens #1. No >> questions asked. >> >> Code any 21 or 24mm lens you own. >> Code a 50/1.4, or an F2... >> Code a 75 1.4 or 90AA >> >> Basically, wides first, fast lenses second. Slow teles last. >> >> If nothing else, the coding makes the lens worth more if and when you sell >> it and if at that time Leica is still in business making digital M's...... >> >> Frank Filippone >> red735i@earthlink.net >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 Mark William Rabiner rabinergroup.com