Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/31

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Subject: [Leica] Question for M8ers
From: imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George)
Date: Thu Jul 31 14:48:41 2008
References: <77A6D7D6-41B1-4684-A49C-E0AA93A320CF@mindspring.com> <200807311238.AUX84038@rg5.comporium.net> <D04DE8CE87774FD3B305EC64D7541012@dadquad>

I'm definitely a fan of the 50 on the M8.
I wish I could afford a second body.
The 50 lux asph and 28 cron would live on them.

Fond regards,
George

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On Jul 31, 2008, at 4:10 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:

> Ric, it seems that the only 50 fan that found they like the tighter  
> framing
> on the M8 and still use it just as much was me. Interesting.
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Question for M8ers
>
> At 10:11 PM 7/30/2008, you wrote:
>> Okay, I have a pretty good feel for the physics of full frame versus
>> M8 cell conversion -- 1.3 multiplication -- field of view versus  
>> focal
>> length -- that stuff. That's not what I'm looking for here.
>>
>> Now the question for M8 users.
>>
>> Did your favorite or standard or most often used lens change from
>> classic M to M8?
>
>> If you used to like 50s , have you switched to 35s? If you old
>> favorite was 35s, are you using the 28 mostly now?
>
>> Did 50 lovers stay with 50?
>
>
>> Are you less likely to use 90 or 135?
>
>
>
>> Are you more likely to use ultra-wides?
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In reply to: Message from ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] Question for M8ers)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Question for M8ers)
Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Question for M8ers)