[Leica] Suggestions for lens purchases?

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Hoppy,

Well the Titanium 35 'Lux looks pretty cool on my chrome M6TTL.  The chrome 
and Titanium finish of the 'lux really complement each other.  The 'Lux 
seems to have better performance on the M8 than on the film M, which is 
interesting.  I suspect it has something to do with how the light strikes 
the surface of the sensor, who knows, but it does seem to perform better to 
my eyes.  Probably my imagination.  ;-)

Gene


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


> 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 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> 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" : 
> -------------- 
> 
> 
> > 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 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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