Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi All: Firstly- thanks for the kind words- they mean so very much to me. The post processing was kept to an absolute minimum in this case. The lens story is interesting. Many years ago, I purchased a Canon 7 and 0.95 at a small photo shop owned by a friend. I have no recollection as to what I paid for both but I doubt it was more than $500, in the 1970s. I used both for a time but I had always wanted an M, so I traded them in for an M3. Years later the regrets hit me- I went looking for a Canon 7 which I purchased, I think from Ken Hansen Photo- in New York. The camera was very clean, but the 0.95 was nowhere to be found. My Camera Repair shop called me one day. I had left word that I was looking for the 0.95 and they called me and told me that they had a pristine one. I divided the price into 4 payments and bought the lens over 4 months. Thereafter, it was converted for M use. Frankly, when I converted to digital I remember asking the list if there would ever be a digital M. Patiently, it was explained why that just wouldn't work. Now we have the M8- but that regrettably is way beyond my means- In any event- I think I will now begin to use a bit of film- so that I can use the lens and my Ms again. Hopefully India is in my future- and I will take both digital and film with me. Bests: vroger