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Subject: [Leica] IMG: 21 Lux Hammock (WAS : Re: 21mm f1.4 Summilux - the next "must have?")
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 09:52:46 +0530
References: <4C2D5636.8000700@panix.com>

Rei,
Lovely shot. I see what you mean.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 8:30 AM, Rei Shinozuka <shino at panix.com> wrote:
> The fast 21 allows control of depth of field, something most of us don't
> expect in a wide package.
>
> Here's an image I took a couple of months ago (similar to another image I
> posted).
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/20081116kitty/L1030627.JPG.html
>
> -rei
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: ? ? ? ?Re: [Leica] 21mm f1.4 Summilux - the next "must have?"
> Date: ? Fri, 2 Jul 2010 07:33:16 +0530
> From: ? Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: ? ? ? Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> To: ? ? Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>
>
>
> 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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In reply to: Message from shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka) ([Leica] IMG: 21 Lux Hammock (WAS : Re: 21mm f1.4 Summilux - the next "must have?"))