Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henry, My wife and I recently came back form a 6 weeks tour of China and I shot some Exterior and some Interior shots of 2 Buddhist temples. One temple was in Chongqing Province and the other was in WuXi City. No flash photography allowed inside the following buildings: temples, museum, government buildings, high security areas, etc. For the Buddhist temple, ABSOLUTELY NO PICTURE TAKING INSIDE the House of Worship. I manage to sneak a couple of shots off using my Rolleiflex T. But they did followed me around like a hawk and constantly telling me do not shot. On the other hand, I visited a Taoist temple and had no problems with the officials, just with some of the local people who comments on this"foreigner" not respecting their House of Worship. Also just to clarify, I wasn't the only individual who was taking pictures. There was quite a few locals and foreign travelers taking pictures. SO go figure that one out. Unfortunately for me, I didn't bring my Leica M4-2 with me. I used my Nikon FE with a 50mmF1.4. Film Was Kodak ED200 Elite Chrome film. The final results of my chromes was superb and the sharpness was there. But I still wished that I bought my Leica along. Sigh.. Evan On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 07:35:52 -0800 (PST) Henry Ting <henryting10@yahoo.com> writes: > Thankyou all. I'm gonna get one. However, if the > rectangular hood is anything like my 35mm cron > (without the cutout), then the first thing I'll do is > replace it. I hate the square hood without the cutout. > Shooting the landscape format is ok, but for portrait > format, the square hood just blocks out the right top > corner too much to my liking. Maybe its a mental > thing, but a blocking a chunk of the top right-hand > corner while framing, to me is a visual eye-sore. > > --- bdcolen <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > > 35 Summilux ASPH. Probably the best fast 35 made - > > for any camera. And > > MUCH better, although much bigger and heavier by > > comparison - than the > > pre-ASPH 35 Summilux; vastly better flare > > suppression, virtually no > > distortion. Amazing lens - you will never regret > > buying one. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On > > Behalf Of Henry Ting > > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 9:07 PM > > To: LUG Digest; LEG; Leica-users > > Subject: [Leica] Fast lens. > > > > > > > > Although I've been using the M for the last 25 > > years, > > I never owned any Leica lens faster than the "Cron" > > because I never needed it. However, this spring, I'm > > visiting some Buddhist temple up in some remote part > > of China and I like to bring some fast film as well > > as > > a fast lens. I would prefer a 35mm and would like to > > get some suggestions her. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > > now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > -- > > 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 > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html