Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/08

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Subject: [Leica] "Best" R-Series Lenses?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:44:37 -0400

I wonder if "best lens" and best "well liked" lens is the same thing?!

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Mark William Rabiner
Photography
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mark at rabinergroup.com


> From: Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2010 11:53:16 +1030
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] "Best" R-Series Lenses?
> 
> The 35 Summilux-R and the 80 Summilux-R are sublime and the 60 mm
> filter thread 50 Summilux-R is about the best 50/1.4 SLR lens ever
> made.
> 
> Marty
> 
> On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 5:14 AM, Leonard J Kapner <kapner at earthlink.net> 
> wrote:
>> Frank,
>> 
>> I think the answer to this question is probably VERY subjective. The four
>> lenses I love are those that consistently have given me beautiful images 
>> of
>> lasting significance or value:
>> 
>> 19mm Elmarit
>> 28-90mm Vario
>> 100mm APO Macro
>> 180mm Tele
>> 
>> These are the lenses that are ALWAYS in my bag and which I use frequently,
>> when I'm making transparencies.
>> 
>> Just so you know, with the R-series most of my photography is done 
>> outside in
>> daylight - landscape, scenic, urban - exploring the ever-changing margin
>> between human civilization and pristine nature.
>> 
>> It's getting more difficult as the years go by... ;-)
>> 
>> Len
>> 
>> 
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