[Leica] "good enough" (was: a quick hello)

[mingthein at gmail.com (Thein Onn Ming)]

On May 23, 2009, at 7:01 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> Right now just a little short on cold hard cash.
> I'd love to get my 90 APO ASPH Summicron going again.
>
> But having it turn into a 120mm I'm less into.
> Though I can see a bird man would be, to get birdie grabbing power.
> Though the last time you used a rangefinder to grab a birdie would  
> be when?
> Ever?

Too short. I've done quite a lot of serious birding, and most of the  
time it was in the 750-1000mm equiv. range.
>
> The idea of shooting through just the center section of that  
> gorgeous work
> of art lens which I paid $3,495.00 for in sept of my 2000 years  
> really does
> appeal a lot less to me. For $3,495.00 I'd want the edges. That's  
> where a
> lot of that money went. Making sure the edges would be there.
>
> My 85 1.8 Nikor OMG what a coincidence! cost me $320 almost an  
> exact decimal
> point cheaper I got one hot July in 2003.
> And I have the f2 Ai version right here which is just tiny; looks  
> like a 50.
> Nikon optics are real nice.
> Excellent.
> But not as supercalfragalistic as Leica glass by a long run.
> Certainly far far better than one tenth as good.
> I'd say half as good to round it off.
> Soon I'll be shooting through the not quite so well corrected edges  
> of those
> puppies.
>
> Lots of AI and AF Nikon glass I've not used in a long time ready to  
> be put
> to work I've compiled for decades.
> No doubt on a full frame D700 I swing for somehow in the near future.
> In my wildest dreams a D3 or D3x.
> Bodies any photographer would kill for.
> And make do with less.

Not much difference between the 3 and 700 except for speed. IQ is  
identical.
>
> That's where I'm at.
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
>

THEIN Onn Ming
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