Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]tl wrote: >Hi to all, > > > >I gave my son his first big boy camera for Christmas this year. It was a >Nikon D60 which was very appropriate for his photographic talents to >develop. He was looking at some lenses and he was astounded that they cost >more than the camera body. I had to point out to him that we own the lenses >forever, it's the camera body that goes out of production. I have lenses >that I used on my Nikon F purchased in 1969 that work on my Nikon D3 today, >albeit without auto focus and auto exposure. For the centennial, I would >vote for images from Leica glass. This would expand our family of >potential photographers who have Canon or 4/3s bodies fitted with Canon >Glass. > 4/3 is being sold by Leica - not much I'm afraid - but certainly not meant for using Canon glass - they sell an R adaptor for R glass instead ;-) phx >I think that it is a tribute to Leica's optical prowess to see the >lengths photographers go to put that glass on modern digital bodies. It is >the Leica glass that is enduring. That's my two cents. > > > >Regards, > >Tom L > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >