Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/17

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Subject: [Leica] LTM 50 Nikkor
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:42:14 -0600
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That one looks like exactly what they were designed to do best.  But, 
perhaps it was the 1.4/1.5 lens that was spoken of.  It has been a long time 
since I read it.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Magayne-Roshak" <amr3 at uwm.edu>
To: "lug" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] LTM 50 Nikkor


> On Sat, 17 Dec 2011 "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote:
>
>>Alan,
>
>>You said:
>>>"These days I can't get rid of any photo equipment, since I still regret
>>>selling a 50mm f/2 LTM Nikkor collapsible."
>
>>I have read that the 50 Nikkors were optimized for close work wide open.
>>How was it for use as a general purpose 50mm?
>
>>Jim Nichols
>>Tullahoma, TN USA
> ============================================================
> It seemed fine.  Here is the only picture with it that I have digitized:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Candids/SnowBrella_AMR.jpg.html>
>
> Alan
>
> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
> UPAA POY 1978
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/
>
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Replies: Reply from daniel at dlridings.se (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] LTM 50 Nikkor)
In reply to: Message from amr3 at uwm.edu (Alan Magayne-Roshak) ([Leica] LTM 50 Nikkor)