Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not yet being a Leica camera owner (tap, tap, tap goes my foot) but having purchased one Leica lens (new 50 'lux), that's going to be it for some time so I will get to know it. I've got three of the fast Nikkor zooms and have all but quit using them in favor of the 50 and 85 1.4's. I find I think more about what I am doing using those lenses and avoiding the zooms. Very good advice, Sonny. Wendy On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 7:09 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > I sent that before Tina's came, > but anyhow. what I meant was, ya know, you can talk this lens thing to > death. You just have to try a lens, go out and work with it, maybe make > it > the only lens on your camera for a few days. > > Yes you will miss some shots, but you'll learn what the lens can do. > > Charts and other people's opinions cannot matter to you as much as this > kind > of test will. Now that we have digital, (Assuming that, anyhow, get out > there and really run the lens through the paces. If you don't like it, set > it aside, and give it a few weeks and go back later and do that again. > > Maybe you'll have a change of heart. I know I sometimes do. I'm pretty > moody about lenses. > > Don't read about them. Don't ask people their opinion. Everyone has an > opinion. Opinions are free. Trying the lens out is work. It is worth the > work. You will love the lens more if you know the lens. > > Kinda like a good woman (or a good man) what ever blows up your skirt > > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I wish I could see all these portraits shot by these 75mm luxes and crons > > > > Every time Nathan or I post anything with our 75 Summarit, nobody seems > to > > notice. At least no one comments. > > > > Too busy wondering if they should buy the next new sliced bread or maybe > > should they buy it unsliced and ship it to New Jersey and have it sliced, > or > > maybe to Solmes and have it made into Croutons. > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Sonny > > http://www.sonc.com > > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > (+31.754164,-093.099080) > > > > USA > > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > (+31.754164,-093.099080) > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >