Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don, I don't understand the frame building either, but it is Louisiana, and we are a timber state. When they took down the "Permanent" tornado-proof dorm, it took seven months. I think they are planning a shorter life, though these will be brick veneer. A classroom building nearby is getting a renovation, and it has metal framework on the new (non-flat) roof. Why they built so many buildings with flat roofs in rain country is beyond me. Back on topic, yes, this is my second CV 15. I found the first too wide for my tastes with film, (body parts kept getting in the bottom of my frame :-) ) and traded it for a 21. Then came the M8, and I saw a MDa with a 15 and finder at a good price you know where, and bought them. I recovered the camera, and it looks pretty nice . Scroll down for the before shot: http://www.sonc.com/MDa.htm I shoot this lens without filters, because it seems to be OK for the kind of stuff I use it for. I might break down and get a cut filter for it, if I take to liking it a lot. So I have a 21 finder, but most of the time I just wing it as the whole world seems to be in the shot. So-- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana USA On 3/10/08, Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Sonny,My first irrelevant comment has to do with building a college > dorm > out of wood frame. My word, didn't the architect ever see "Animal House". > As to the 15mm, maybe my dropping and bouncing mine off concrete auto > aligned the lens but they sure are a lot of bang for the buck. > > Are you using a 21 finder to approximate the field of view or winging it > and > cropping later? > > > On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 10:07 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Eric has been accepted at the Louisiana Scholars' College. They are > > building a new residence hall in the place of an old dorm. He'll be a > > first > > resident of his room. > > > > http://www.sonc.com/new_residence.htm > > > > Leica M8 15mm CV no filters >