Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm with you, Sonny. As I keep saying, my main reason for wanting to upgrade from my M8 to a full-frame digital Leica is so that I can use my 50mm lenses as 50s again. I'm waiting for some sense of how the M9-family sensor delamination issue shakes out in real life before I make the leap. --Peter On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 10:16 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > Everything he says is OK, except for me the issue about "full frame" is > that I have this drawerful of lenses designed for that format. > > I was unhappy using Leica lenses on 4/3, m4/3, and the Leica M8 because > (for example) my summicron 35 was no longer the same animal. > > Don't get me wrong, I was perfectly happy shooting my olympus m4/3 with > native lenses; loved the little camera, in fact. Same with the apc Pentax > Kr with those great primes. > > When I swapped the M8 for the M9, I was back home, and now have > supplemented that with the A7s, so I'm happily shooting with lenses I > haven't used in years. > > Sorry, don't ask me to test, I just put the lens on the camera and go see > what I can do with it, if I like it, you'll get to see it, I promise. > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Jan 1, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Montie <montoid at earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > ;-) > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHYidejT3KY > > > > Montie > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >