Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is a Minolta design (rather old) now manufactured in Leica mount, but, as you say, it is in no way inferior! On 26 Sep, 2008, at 22:36, Robert Meier wrote: > I have found the 24/2.8R to be astoundingly sharp, and that > surprised me, because all the talk for years about this lens is that > it is an inferior Minolta lens. NOT SO! > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Rodgers" <drodgers@casefarms.com > > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 3:13 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] will you ever buy another leica body? > > >> Daniel, >> >> The 28/2.8 R would be tops on my list. It may be the best lens I ever >> owned. >> >> DaveR >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Daniel Ridings [mailto:dlridings@gmail.com] >> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 2:24 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] will you ever buy another leica body? >> >> On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 5:09 PM, Kyle Cassidy >> <kcassidy@asc.upenn.edu> >> wrote: >>> In the serious discussion I noticed several people said or implied >> that >>> they would probably never buy another M body. I may or may not >>> myself, >>> but I was thinking that I'm probably actually MORE likely to buy >> another >>> _leica_ than I was before. I suddenly find the idea of having an >>> R3 or >>> some variant much more appealing than I did before. (I'd love an R8 >> but >>> I don't think the prices will likely drop into "affordable for >>> goofing >>> off" any time soon). >> >> If I can get a handle and all of the cams on Leica R lenses and can >> find a couple of R lenses that interest me, then I am seriously >> looking at Doug's SL2. >> >> A 90 would interest me. A 28? A 35? Not sure. I just want to goof >> around >> too. >> >> Daniel >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information