Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's a great shot of The Man in action. Peter Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/lf/SF4.jpg.html > > 2009/3/16 Barney Quinn <bjq1 at mac.com> > >> >> Tina, >> >> Thanks! I have been thinking about getting this lens and using it as a >> poor >> person's Noctilux but I wasn't about to admit it, even to myself, for >> fear >> that I would get laughed off the LUG! :=) >> >> Isn't it possible that your problem with the loose screws is a good old >> fashioned manufacturing defect? Perhaps when they made it - for what ever >> reason - they just tightened it enough so that it made it out of the >> factory >> but not tight enough to last? >> >> Doesn't Dr. Ted shoot with a 35mm f 1.2 CV? >> >> Barney >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mar 15, 2009, at 9:17 PM, Tina Manley wrote: >> >> Ken Carney wrote: >>>> Tina, >>>> >>>> Don't know about loose screws, but: do you deem this lens worthy of an >>>> M8? >>>> >>> Yes, up until the screws fell out, I thought this was a great lens. I've >>> been using it as a Noctilux substitute on the M8 since it is about a >>> 50/1.2. >>> Even after having my Noctilux coded and matched to my M8, I still >>> couldn't >>> get it to focus like I could on the film Ms so I gave up and got the >>> Nokton. >>> It was probably my most used lens for a few months until the screw >>> problem. >>> I was really looking forward to taking it to Peru. I'm sure I would >>> have >>> used it a lot. I also have the CV 12mm and used that often. I have no >>> problem with the files from the CV lenses, only with the possible build >>> problems. >>> If I were you, I'd get the lenses I could afford for the M8 now and save >>> up for Leica lenses later, but I would never get a d700 or 5D instead of >>> the >>> M8! You would regret that in the long run. I've never bought a Leica >>> lens >>> that I regretted buying and I have regretted every Leica lens I've ever >>> sold. >>> >>> Good luck! >>> >>> Tina >>> www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig