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Subject: [Leica] 21mm f1.4 Summilux - the next "must have?"
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 20:55:23 -0700
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It would be absolutely perfect for my documentary photos of families inside
dark adobe houses!!  Unfortunately,  I think I'll have to make do with the
Noctilux, 35/1.4, and 24/2.8 which I already have.

Tina

On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> One point I do not quite understand - why would you need such a fast
> 21mm? The only practical use that I can think of is to shoot interiors
> handheld, and without flash. Any other uses that I am missing that
> cannot be shot with a slower lens (which would be far more compact)?
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 5:00 AM,  <red735i at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > I won't guess what Vic was specifically thinking....
> >
> > When I saw the question, what came to my mind ....
> >
> > When the M8 came out, the Nocti was THE lens to have..... the used resale
> prices shot through the roof. Yes, the other wides also increased in price,
> but the Nocti was like a rocket!  Everyone had to have one.....
> >
> > I think that the 21 Lux is most likely the next big hit.....
> >
> > It is fast ( faster than any previous 21  ( I think this is
> true.....AFAIK, Nikon and Canon never made a F1.4 21mm... )
> >
> > It is big and showy  ( Think as in Muscle cars and testosterone, or body
> jewelry)
> >
> > It is expensive ( good show off potential)
> >
> > It is rare  ( uncommon is maybe a better word?)
> >
> > And, lastly, it is ( from what I have read) a tremendously great piece of
> Optics.
> >
> > Yes, I think the 21 Lux IS the next lens to have......
> >
> > And no, I do not even lust for one....
> >
> >
> > Frank, 21 ASPH Elmarit-Happy
> >
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


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