Re: [Leica] et Thee to the Archives Before It Is too Late

["Keith R. Wessel" <keith@wbalaw.com>]

Thanks Buzz,

In other words try and enjoy.  I will probably find something I like
regardless.

I'll go for it.

Keith

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Buzz Hausner" <buzz.hausner@verizon.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 6:24 PM
Subject: [Leica] et Thee to the Archives Before It Is too Late


> Greetings, Keith, and welcome.
>
> This forum has on several occasions discussed the various merits and
> demerits of the spherical and aspherical 35mm Summicrons.  A perusal of
> the LUG archives will overwhelm you with information on this matter.
> Suffice it to say that some people love the spherical and others love
> the aspherical.  Nobody seems to hate either expression.  Adding to your
> confusion may be the fact that there were several versions of the
> spherical 35mm Summicron produced, referred to as I through IV, and,
> further, some are of Canadian origin and some are German.
>
> My advice is for you to look in the archives and return with specific
> questions about the lenses if you have any.  An open ended question at
> this moment is likely to degrade into, "I have lens X and you can pry it
> from my cold, dead fingers."  "Oh, yeah?  Well, I have married lens Y to
> my M-4 and this is the greatest street kit ever conceived by God."  You
> know, that kind of enlightened and informative exchange.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Buzz Hausner who, truth be told, owns both a spherical and an aspherical
> 35mm Summicron and likes them both for different reasons and situations.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Keith R.
> Wessel
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 8:50 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Irwin and PhotoDo Will Only Lead You Into The
> Wilderness
>
> I understand exactly what you are saying here re: "I absolutely hate
> this
> "which lens is highest quality" shtick."
>
> I joined this group about two days ago after running a google search
> because
> I wanted some insight into buying some Leica equipment.
>
> Now I think I should quit my job so that I can spend my time enjoying
> this
> discussion.  I am a man raised in the sixties (HS 1971) and became very
> interested in egalitarian politics during the women's liberation
> movement
> and then as I moved on to photograph George McGovern where all of my
> superiors were women.  I went on to spend 10 years on the board of
> Madison
> NOW and have very much enjoyed the discussion on the thin line between
> art
> and pornography.  I did get an undergraduate degree in fine art
> somewhere
> along the way.  I also really enjoy the links to the photographs on the
> this
> list.
>
> Way back when, I bought an M3, a Minolta 40mm  a nice 90 mm tele emarit
> and
> a junk 50mm f2.    Back then I had all the time in the world to take
> photographs but only the money to really afford Nikon.
>
> Now, I am in a new career and have some money to buy a Leica lens or two
> -- 
> maybe even an M4 or M6.  As I look at "the auction" site, I note
> everything
> costs about the same.  As such, will anyone here help me sort out
> whether or
> not it is worth spending an extra $200 or $300 to get a 35mm f2 with
> ASHP
> late edition versus getting a 1969 version?  Any suggestion what I
> should
> look for?  I want a nice 35mm and a 50mm.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Keith
>
>
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