Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, I love every last one of these shots. I was especially taken by the elderly couple close up in the crowd. Wow! Thank you. > Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:42:47 +0000 > From: johnbeeching at gmail.com > To: lug at leica-users.org > Subject: Re: [Leica] Your thoughts on a Voigtlander Lens > > Dear Gary, > > I have one that I use with my M6. It is small and neat, but perhaps not > for > general use. Here are threephotos with it: > http://johnbeeching.com/h&t/album/slides/08-09-34-L4.html > http://www.johnbeeching.com/floral/album/slides/07-18-05-L1-F1.html > http://www.johnbeeching.com/floral/album/slides/07-18-36-L2-F1.html > > Using the separate viewfinder is not a problem, though trying to keep the > verticals vertical is! > > John > > 2009/3/24 Gary Dalton <grdalton at hotmail.com> > > > > > A few days ago, I sought LUG input on lenses wider than my 35 Summaron > > for > > use with my M2. > > > > My thanks to anyone who chimed in on that issue. > > > > After reading your input and surfing the net, I'm now thinking > > Voigtlander > > Color-Skopar 21mm f/4.0 > > because a 25 or 28 didn't seem wide enough. > > > > I understand that a 21 would require a viewfinder and a 39mm thread mount > > to bayonet adapter. > > > > What else should I know -- other than the learning curve for a wider lens > > might be a bit steep? > > > > Thanks in advance for your input. > > > > Gary > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail? is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. > > http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_70faster_032009 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > John Beeching > http://johnbeeching.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _________________________________________________________________ Get quick access to your favorite MSN content with Internet Explorer 8. http://ie8.msn.com/microsoft/internet-explorer-8/en-us/ie8.aspx?ocid=B037MSN55C0701A