Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, ahead of a friend who wanted it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, 03 December, 2008 3:35 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] My first Leica purchase in several years... > Did I get in ahead of you? > > On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 2:33 PM, A. Lal <alal@duke.poly.edu> wrote: > >> Ah Ha! So you're the one. ;-). >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, 03 December, 2008 3:02 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] My first Leica purchase in several years... >> >> >> I bought a 75 from the same dealer. It arrived today after eight days >> of >>> travel. Part of that was over the holiday and weekend. I've ordered a >>> lens >>> hood from one of the HK dealers. I use them on my Pentax lenses, and >>> for >>> $15 bucks they do the same job as the Leica ones. My IR cut filter is >>> coming from Popflash. Amazing world we live in, huh? >>> >>> >>> Sonny >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 1:32 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@frozenlight.eu> >>> wrote: >>> >>> ...is a new 35mm Summarit, just arrived yesterday from Australia. The >>>> lens >>>> feels very good, every bit as solid as the Summicrons etc. Now I am >>>> just >>>> missing one tiny bit of kit to be able to actually take pictures with >>>> it >>>> ;-) >>>> >>>> One peeve, however, is that the lens hood is not built in nor included >>>> with >>>> the lens--you have to buy it separately. I think it is a bit cheesy, >>>> not >>>> so >>>> much because of the money, but because of the hassle of having to hunt >>>> around for it on the web. I live in the Third World as far as Leica is >>>> concerned: the nearest Leica dealer is in Valencia, 180 km away, and >>>> the >>>> nearest good dealers are in Barcelona (550 km) or Madrid (430 km). Even >>>> then, I am not sure if they would have that particular item in stock, >>>> so >>>> I >>>> just ordered it from B&H. But in the end I would rather pay a bit more >>>> for >>>> the lens and have the hood included. >>>> >>>> Well, I guess I should not complain too much, given that I paid $1414 >>>> for >>>> the lens--but those were Australian dollars :-) >>>> >>>> Nathan >>>> >>>> Nathan Wajsman >>>> Alicante, Spain >>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>>> >>>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Sonny >>> http://www.sonc.com >>> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ >>> Natchitoches, Louisiana >>> USA >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >