Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] One Day in School
From: Dennis Painter <dennis@hale-pohaku.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 06:04:15 -0700
References: <3DAAB04A.3C111AC0@bigpond.net.au> <p05100308b9d065067d58@[203.208.70.190]>

Alastair Firkin wrote:

> >Rob wrote:
> >
> >The 21mm is fantastic! No doubt about it, I would love one, but I can't
> >justify the six thousand+ dollars it would cost to buy the bloody thing.
> >As many of you know I use my 50mm for most of my work and the 35 and 90
> >rarely. For portraits the 21mm would probably sit in the bag. Pity!
> >
> >Rob
>
> the 21mm range need not cost 6k+. There are older lenes, and used do
> come up. Keep dreaming and somehow one will appear --- especially
> when the school fees are over ;-)
> --
> Alastair Firkin
>

And the Voigtlander 21mm f/4.0 gets high marks too. Ask Dr Joseph Yao what
the cost to you would be for a new one.

Dennis


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In reply to: Message from Rob Heyman <rheyman@bigpond.net.au> ([Leica] One Day in School)
Message from Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> (Re: [Leica] One Day in School)