Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/17

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Subject: [Leica] Old lenses and M8
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:14:05 -0700
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On Oct 17, 2009, at 10:49 AM, Lluis Ripoll Querol wrote:

> O.K. Steve,
>
> This is the best answer...

it may be...

as they say, "pick one and enjoy her"...


(but we're not paying for the ring...)



Steve


>
> Amiti?s
> Lluis
>
>
>
> El 17/10/2009, a las 19:46, Steve Barbour escribi?:
>
>>
>> On Oct 17, 2009, at 10:04 AM, lrzeitlin at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> Do I sense a ground swell of feeling that the M*s should be  
>>> cherished because they make old lenses perform better by  
>>> eliminating the poorer rendition in the corners? Seems like the  
>>> inverse of the opinion that film M Leicas were to be desired over  
>>> the M8 because Leica lenses were designed for the corners rather  
>>> than the central area. I'm confused. I have a lot of old Leica  
>>> lenses. Do I buy a used M8 or save my pennies for an M9?
>>
>>
>> if you were in love with two women, one fat/one skinny would you  
>> put it  to a vote?
>>
>>
>> :-)
>>
>>
>>> Larry Z
>>>
>>>
>>>
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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at aol.com (lrzeitlin at aol.com) ([Leica] Old lenses and M8)
Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Old lenses and M8)
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