Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Um, I mainly post pictures, and rarely talk gear. That said, I shoot with M8, MDa, and Leica CL On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:24 PM, Philip Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> wrote: > So to read that correctly, those of us who occasionally want to discuss > merits of digital capture maybe for the purposes of getting paid can > have our discussion but its only of interest to us, and we can't > be "gearheads." We can discuss photography but it's better if made with > film equipment. "Gearhead" talk is reserved for film cameras > exclusively. My favorite lens happens to be a 105mm Nikkor in the > "Barnack" mount. Good grief. > Phil Forrest > > > On Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:54:04 -0500 > Marc James Small <marcsmall at comcast.net> wrote: > > >> First, the main voices on the List are those >> speaking to digital and to their Epson RD-1 and >> Leica M-8 experiences and problems and >> triumphs. ?Do not be worried by this. ?These are >> people with a solid interest and their comments >> are certainly of interest to those with an >> interest in digital. ?And a lot of the folks here >> want to discuss photographs: ?they will demand >> that you scan all of your pictures and post them >> and then discuss them in excruciating >> detail. ?Some like that. ?I do not. ?If you wish, >> scan and post your pictures. ?If you do not wish >> to do so, then, do not do so. ?Stay with us a >> while to see how the dying eat the dead on this >> posting of picture routine: ?the criticism tends >> to be vicious and hard-hearted. >> >> There are a number of us on this List who do like >> and use film Leica camearas. ?I also own and use >> a bunch of Soviet cameras and lenses and even >> some post-Soviet gear. ?There are others with a >> similar bent. ?I own only Post-War Leitz gear >> (though I own Prewar Zeiss Ikon and Franke & >> Heidecke and Voigtl?nder cameras), a IIIc, a IIIf >> RDST, and a IIIg, and an M3 DS and a Wetzlar >> M6. ?I use them all and find them all wonderful >> picture-takers. ?The IIIc is my favorite LTM >> (Leica thread-mount) camera -- I hate the term >> "Barnack camera", as that is a national invention >> of the Japanese and is not a decent title for the breed. >> >> I should add that I have owned and used a lot of >> prewar Leitz gear over the years and also some Prewar FED cameras and >> lenses. >> >> As you note, the silky smoothness of a Leica is >> one of its most alluring elements. >> >> Several comments: >> >> -- the "Russian revolving turret viewfinder" is a >> Postwar KMZ clone of the Carl Zeiss Jena 436 >> VF. ?It is very usable and is arguably the best >> of the breed, though some argue for the Astro and Tewe versions. >> >> -- ?there never has been a 4/90 Leitz >> Elmar. ?That lens was a 4/9cm Leitz Elmar. ?This >> is one of my favorite lenses. ?I have late >> edition on my Bellows II as a micro lens, and a >> collapsible one for my M's. ?It is a wonderful lens. >> >> -- ?the Jupiters are all great lenses but beware >> of the distinctions in SPS (Soviet/Post-Soviet) >> quality control. ?The 2/85 Jupiter is a clone of >> the Prewar and Wartime 2/8.5cm Carl Zeiss Jena >> Sonnar and a good example is every bit as good as its original. >> >> Welcome aboard! ?I am a gearhead and love the >> equipment and the process. ?Find your own place >> and stay with us. ?Your presence makes us all that much richer. >> >> Marc >> >> >> msmall at aya.yale.edu >> Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA