Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/02

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Subject: [Leica] Suggestions for lens purchases?
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Tue Oct 2 07:01:55 2007
References: <C3276704.6D885%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Maybe I missed something here but isn't the implied question how best  
to utilize the free coding certificates? I don't think Leica will  
accept lenses from Rollei, Zeiss, Schneider or Cosina. ;-)

Len


On Oct 2, 2007, at 3:09 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> You could ultra wide or you could go almost wide.
> Looking at your shots I'd say I'd get a 40mm.
> Its my favorite lens. On my camera the most.
> Mines the C lens for the  Leica or Minolta CL the Summicron which I  
> use on
> my "classic" as the cam doesn't not work with my newer TTL.
>
> But there are other options.
> The Rollei was selling at B&H for a deal last I looked.
> Same as on the Rollei 35 made in the day.
>
> And there's a high spend easy to grab version from Cosina as a CV
> Voigtl?nder lens.
>
>
> Second choice for me to tell you to get would be a Schneider Super  
> Angulon
> 3.4 21mm. You'd need to use a hand meter. But the lens is ultra  
> compact. And
> historical. It makes a super kinda image.
> If I was you that's what I'd get. I'm not though so it gets confusing.
>
> Here's a shot of the f4 which you could also get... Instead.
> http://www.lucadicecco.com/watch/sm2.jpg
> Side view.
> http://www.lucadicecco.com/watch/sm1.jpg
> Not too amazingly gorgeous.
>
>
> Taken with it:
> http://photo.net/bboard-uploads/00D0g2-24861384.jpg
> Jean-Loup Sieff, portrait of Alfred Hitchcock, Leica M, 3.4/21  
> Super-Angulon
>
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> rabinergroup.com
>
>
>
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