Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/03

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Subject: [Leica] Contax Zeiss 21mm 2.8 Biogon
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 22:01:44 -0500
References: <D381FAC03F0A4FAF9115B805D569ACBC@Family> <CCBB5012.259DD%mark@rabinergroup.com>

That's just dumb, Mark.

On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:

> No I got it.
> You saw it on eBay for cheap.
> you won it.
> Not its time to sell it.
> 58 cameras I got it.
> Not one of them being a Contax I'm not sweating it.
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> Photography
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>
>
> > From: Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 17:39:17 -0000
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Contax Zeiss 21mm 2.8 Biogon
> >
> > Ahh sadly, Mark William, it was my intention to try to get a Contax G2 at
> > one stage, but that evanescent moment passed. I, of course, still have an
> > imaginary camera which is a trend I see evidenced on this list betimes,
> > begorrah.
> >
> > However, in addition to the several imaginary cameras I own, I do have 58
> > real ones...
> >
> > I shall now sell the Biogon and will throw in my imaginary Contax G2 for
> > free. Stay up 'til a minute past midnight Kiribati time next Friday
> morning
> > and you may well be rewarded with a spiel on said lens...
> >
> > Sl?n
> >
> > Douglas
> > _________
> > Douglas Barry
> > Bray, Co. Wicklow
> > Republic of Ireland
> >
> > .
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com>
> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 5:07 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Contax Zeiss 21mm 2.8 Biogon
> >
> >
> >> I agree and why do you have a lens without a camera again?
> >>
> >>
> >> Mark William Rabiner
> >>
> >>
> >>> From: Akhil Lal <alal at poly.edu>
> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >>> Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 21:15:37 -0400
> >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Contax Zeiss 21mm 2.8 Biogon
> >>>
> >>> I would suggest that you sell it and get a 21mm lens to fit the Leica.
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Douglas Barry" <imra at iol.ie>
> >>> To: <lug at leica-users.org>
> >>> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 11:04 AM
> >>> Subject: [Leica] Contax Zeiss 21mm 2.8 Biogon
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> I have one of these "G mount" lenses without a viewfinder. Sadly I
> don't
> >>>> have a camera to fit it. Since my wife's recent illness, I'm now
> >>>> starting
> >>>> to rationalise my camera collection (sorry, keeping everything Leica!)
> >>>> and
> >>>> am wondering is there any good reason to keep this? Can it be fitted
> to
> >>>> any
> >>>> particular digital body more successfully than others, and has anyone
> >>>> any
> >>>> experience of this??? Any ideas or comments?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks in advance
> >>>>
> >>>> Douglas
> >>>> _________
> >>>> Douglas Barry
> >>>> Bray, Co. Wicklow
> >>>> Republic of Ireland
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://sonc.com/look/
Natchitoches, Louisiana

USA


In reply to: Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] Contax Zeiss 21mm 2.8 Biogon)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Contax Zeiss 21mm 2.8 Biogon)