Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Actually, for the past five years or so Mark has been incredibly uncranky > (and > you have to take into account that he lives in New York instead of the west > coast). The last time I saw him, he was excruciatingly calm, collected, and > almost cerebral. The Mark of 8-10 years ago, now he'd be turning the hose > on > the kids playing on his lawn. > > By the way, I shoot mostly Tri-X and APX 400. I think a Sigma 35/2.0 would > have greater resolving power than APX 400 35mm can record. So, as John > Lennon > purportedly said "It's all dick!" > > Jeffery > > > On Feb 27, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Vince Passaro wrote: > >> Rabs on a rampage yo! >> >> Mark, you're CRANKY. Like the ball went in your yard once too often and >> now >> you won't let the kids have it back. >> >> I just glommed onto the lowest ranking in the competition, the CV skopar >> 35/2.5 and I have to say its sharpness and color rendition have been a >> wonderfully pleasant surprise. It's not that I don't appreciate those >> fine >> old Germans with their superb quality glass and micrometric tolerances >> (and, >> oops, 50 million dead) it's just that I and many like me who wish to take >> the best photographs possible cannot afford them. Those folks at Cosina >> are >> doing a lot to keep these traditions alive. >> >> PS Did you check out Kevin's actual PICTURES? They are very very good. >> By Kevin's actual PICTURES? You mean you met up with him in a Starbucks and he showed them to you? [Rabs] Mark William Rabiner