Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh! B.D. ... Not a very good humor sense there. Ok. I am talking about my preferences. I don´t like pictures from 200 or 400mm lenses for general purpose (not wild, sports or so). They seem to me flat. Just my preferences. You can do what you want. Rafael - ----- Original Message ----- From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 9:06 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] 1.25 magnifier with 135mm lens > Are we disusing your back, or what makes more sense photographically? > How did we get from the question of whether a 135 belongs on an M, to > having to carry four cameras around?;-) > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Rafael > Alday > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 2:58 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] 1.25 magnifier with 135mm lens > > > I completely disagree with those who think that 90 or 135mm are for SLR. > I don't use lenses longer than 135. So, in an small bag, I carry 2 > bodies (B&W and Color) and 21, 35, 50, 90 (and I hope a 135mm in the > future). Yes, I could carry 4 bodies... 2 RF (B&W and color films) with > 21, 35 and 50 lenses and 2 SLR (B&W and color films) with 90,135,200 and > 400 lenses. Sorry but my back does not permit that, Rafael > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daniel Ridings" <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 8:29 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] 1.25 magnifier with 135mm lens > > > > > when I shoot with a > > > longer lens, I want the view through the lens. In fact, I prefer the > > > > reflex for pretty much anything over 50mm, and see the Leica 90s as > > > fall backs for when I need near silence when shooting. > > > > > > But I am well aware that mine very much a minority opinion - on this > > > > list ;-) > > > > Nope. I'm exactly the same way. I have a 90mm Summicron that stays > > home _all_ the time. I walked by a shop and saw a nice Tele-Elmarit > > and considered picking it up, but realized I use the nice Nikkor > > 85/2.0 when I need that kind of thing anyway ... so I bought the M2 > > instead. I hate changing lenses so now with a M4 and M2 (the M3 is > > just too much of a pain to use since it got "fixed", so it is retired) > > > 35 and 50, I'm happy ... with the F3 for 85/135/200 ... and for those > > moments I need god's gift to photographers (AE) ... quite often, > > actually. > > > > Daniel > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > _______________________________________________________________ > Copa del Mundo de la FIFA 2002 > El único lugar de Internet con vídeos de los 64 partidos. > ¡Apúntante ya! en http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/fc/es/ > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html _______________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger Nueva versión: Webcam, voz, y mucho más ¡Gratis! Descárgalo ya desde http://messenger.yahoo.es - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html