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Subject: [Leica] IMG: ISO1600 Distagon test
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 07:49:49 +0000
References: <CAF8hL-HsetbYy9AbuctZjP-7FRx+MpCZL3X4a_qA-2-buqg1wg@mail.gmail.com> <1425450687532.86166@mcmaster.co.nz> <CAF8hL-EviFu3Eg1=bhfPzByd5a=svXceqi4NT918nAH3v_e33g@mail.gmail.com> <1425452545648.81485@mcmaster.co.nz>, <CAF8hL-Hi_XOcTOUdjdBZhHQB4S9a0_9zRQXvVqXM8Xy9o6hVuQ@mail.gmail.com>

I did not find the SWC/M and 50mm too close, you may find a 60mm too close 
to an 80mm so go for the 100mm and 180mm ;-)

john
________________________________________
From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>

I still might not get the 60 Distagon. First of all, I still need to get a
body :-) Second, I already have a SWC/M and 60mm may be "too close"? Not
sure. Certainly, it might be pointless to get both a 80 and a 60,
especially the budget thing.

On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 11:04 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> 
wrote:

> Give it time, you would not have bought a Hasselblad 60mm 15 or 20 years
> ago ;-)
>
> john
> ________________________________________
> From:  Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
>
> Hey John, some of us are in the poor house!
>
> On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 10:33 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
> wrote:
>
> > Only 10,000 for the Monochrom. Also if you feel the Hassleblad Zeiss
> > lenses giving the Leica M lenses a run for the money try the Leica S
> > 45mm....... ;-)
> >
> > john
> >
> > ________________________________________
> > From:  Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> >
> > Yes, I know ISO 1600 is so yesterday with MM going up to ISO 100,000, but
> > hey if anything can give Leica a run for the money, it would be the
> > Hasselblad Zeiss lens...
> >
> > Just a test of the 60 Distagon I am renting. Tri-X ISO 1600 (why 1600?
> > Because I was taking some very dark indoor scenes earlier) with Diafine.
> > Pretty sweet...
> >
> > http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20150303-Scanned-805.jpg
> >
> > --
> > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto
> > // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits
> >


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Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] IMG: ISO1600 Distagon test)
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