Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Don, Seems to have the list's gearheads posting again. Even Rollei made some Leica mount lenses a few years back (40/2.8 and 80/2.8). Greg J. Lorenzo Calgary, Canada > Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:01:00 -0400> From: don.dory@gmail.com> To: > lug@leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] Favorite Non-Leica-Leica Lens?> > > Greg,You have hit on why so many of us shoot M's. Lets see, some of my> > favorite lenses would be the 100 F2 Canon in LTM, the 28 F3.5 Canon in > LTM> due to it's lovely small size and very good sharpness/contrast, Zeiss > 50mm> F1.5 Sonnar, the 15mm Heliar, 18mm Zeiss Distagon. Obviously I could > go on.> In the M system there are lenses to do anything you want with > whatever look> you are trying for.> > Try using a APO 250mm enlarging lens > with a Viso and a bellows for> interesting stuff.> > Cheers.> > On Tue, > Jun 10, 2008 at 8:45 PM, Greg Lorenzo <gregj_lorenzo@hotmail.com>> wrote:> > > >> > I've finally cataloged my motley collection of Leica and> > > non-Leica-for-Leica lenses. I rediscovered some oddball lenses that I> > > haven't used for a long while and/or never used before with colour film.> > > Shooting again with some of these I discovered some non-Leica gems > amongst> > the usual Leica gems. The process got me thinking who else on > the list has> > non-Leica-but-for-Leica lenses that they consider gems? > For exaS=mple:> > Jupiter 3 50/1.5 Sonnar. Wonderful look with Agfa 160 > Portrait Film. Post> > em' here. Greg J. LorenzoCalgary, Canada> > > _________________________________________________________________> > Now > you can invite friends from Facebook and other groups to join you on> > > Windows Live? Messenger. Add now.> > > https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_AddNow_Now> > > _______________________________________________> > Leica Users Group.> > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information> >> > > > > -- > Don> don.dory@gmail.com> > > _______________________________________________> Leica Users Group.> See > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _________________________________________________________________ Instantly invite friends from Facebook and other social networks to join you on Windows Live? Messenger. https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_InviteFriends