Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Friday, August 30, 2002, at 04:25 PM, SthRosner@aol.com wrote: > And don't say that because you can make a wonderful image with a 35mm > Cosina/Voigtlander, that it is the same thing as a 35 ASPH Summicron. > The > image will not be the same and the Cosina is not likely to be delivering > anything in 36 years while my 36 year-old 35 Summicron is still > cranking out > very beautiful images as is my 44 year-old DR Summicron. > And a friend of mine is today having joyous driving experiences in a > 1961 > Porsche Super 90 identical to the one I drove in Paris 41 years ago. One thing about this example: you can get better performance for a better price from new equipment - a Miata will perform nearly as well, if not better, than a fourty-year old Porsche. In 36 years, you may not be able to get 35mm film, much less a need to shoot it. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html