Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/18

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Subject: [Leica] LTM 50 Nikkor
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:24:53 -0600
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Thanks, Daniel.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Ridings" <daniel at dlridings.se>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 6:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] LTM 50 Nikkor


> This is also a 50/2 Nikkor from that era ... Not LTM, but on a Nikon
> SP (let's not go there. I don't have it anymore).
>
> http://dlridings.net/blog/?p=55
>
> Daniel
>
> On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 5:42 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
> wrote:
>> 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
>>> University Information Technology Services
>>> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
>>> amr3 at uwm.edu
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/
>>>
>>> "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate
>>> for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt
>>>
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>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from amr3 at uwm.edu (Alan Magayne-Roshak) ([Leica] LTM 50 Nikkor)
Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] LTM 50 Nikkor)
Message from daniel at dlridings.se (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] LTM 50 Nikkor)