Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand, That's an amazing list. If you get the D700 (and I can only cheer you on since I love that camera and hope to buy one or whatever its next generation may be and have researched it a great deal and can say, from my researches at least, you cannot get a better full frame camera for that money) then I'd consider holding on to a few other pieces of your Nikon glass. MF on these cameras is extremely easy and even working without meter is extremely easy since your experienced guess will be close and you get immediate info on how to fine tune it. Of your Nikon glass, if you have these, I advise keeping: any of the 20mm lenses, the 24/2.8, the 28/2.0, the 28/2.8 if it's the AIs focusing to .2 m (which is the one I have; I've heard that the other is not so good). The newer 35 AFS and 85 AFS beat out their brilliant MF counterparts but none of those other primes do. That's my opinion anyway. Vince On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 11:15 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > Luis,Mark, > Lovely shots. > I sold a whole bunch of film equipment to a collector here a month ago, > mainly Leica M, which included an M3, an M2, and all the lenses being > discussed here, just retaining a base set of an M3, 21mm Color Skopar, 35mm > Summarit, 50mm Summicron and 90mm Elmar. I am also down to an R 6.2 with > 24mm and 50mm - I have converted the 100mm macro to Nikon mount. There is a > Nikon collector coming tomorrow to look at a set of F,F2,F3 and F4 (all > meters working and recently serviced by Nikon) with various manual focus > lenses, the only two I am retaining are the 105 f2.5 and 55mm macro. That > would leave a F3 Titanium and a F100 with me, and a Mamiya 645E kit (55mm, > 80mm, 150mm) left to sell - in MF I plant to keep my Rolleiflex, and that > is > all. I am selling off pretty much 40 years of equipment that I have used, > after much soul searching. I plan to replace these with a Panasonic G2 with > the 20mm lens (and a 4/3 to M adapter which Howard has very kindly already > sent) and a Nikon D700 (or equivalent). It will release a complete cupboard > for additional storage! Spring cleaning! > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 1:58 AM, Lluis Ripoll Querol < > lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> wrote: > > > It is an excellent lens: > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/El_Raval/2010010201.jpg.html > > > > this and the 5 following pics > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Miscellaneous/2010010204.jpg.html > > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4484653 > > > > I don't know how is the Summaron, the Summitar, yes, it is excellent > > http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=808600 > > > > Saludos > > Lluis > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ > > http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll > > Blog: > > http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/ > > > > > > > > El 09/04/2010, a las 18:11, Jim Nichols escribi?: > > > > Here are my two Barnack rigs. > >> > >> Leica IIIf RD with Jupiter 12 35mm f/2.8 and CV finder: > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/J-12withCVFinder.JPG.html > >> > >> Leica IIIa with coated 50mm 3.5 Elmar and Leitz finder: > >> > >> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/2006_0219LeicaIIIa0003small.JPG.html > >> > >> I bought this camera and lens in 1952. > >> > >> Both produce fine images, but film processing is now a real problem in > my > >> area. > >> > >> > >> Jim Nichols > >> Tullahoma, TN USA > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" < > jhnichols at lighttube.net > >> > > >> > >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > >> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:22 PM > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] 3.5 cm. Elmar > >> > >> > >> Bob, > >>> > >>> Haven't owned one, but did some research on them. Reportedly somewhat > >>> soft, by today's standards, and often found with haze. I bought a > Russian > >>> lens instead. > >>> > >>> > >>> Jim Nichols > >>> Tullahoma, TN USA > >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Meier" < > robertmeier at usjet.net > >>> > > >>> > >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > >>> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:14 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] 3.5 cm. Elmar > >>> > >>> > >>> Does anyone have any experience with the old 3.5 cm. Elmar, an LTM > lens > >>>> from the 30's and 40's? Is it a decent lens, or not? > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >