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Subject: [Leica] Leitz Elmar 90 mm f/4
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:51:42 -0400

We're helpless confronted with beauty like that. I am at least.
Still a Nerd/Geek at heart...

- - from my iRabs.
Mark Rabiner
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/


> From: Daniel Ridings <dlridings at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:46:34 +0200
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leitz Elmar 90 mm f/4
> 
> But then again ... this was f2 with the Summicron
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/dlridings/album08/04v41_0008.jpg.html
> 
> I guess "crap" was something of an exaggeration ... frustration ... at its
> size.
> 
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:44 PM, Daniel Ridings <dlridings at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> Two of mine are LTM:s and one was made for the M. I've hardly picked
>> up my 90/2 Summicron since getting them. It's crap at f2 anyway and
>> not much to brag about at f2.8
>> 
>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:42 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
>> wrote:
>>> Apparently its would not take to muck to adapt one for M cameras. A 
>>> little
>>> adaptor thing pretty cheap. Unless yours is already an M version. Mines a
>>> LTM.
>>> 
>>> - - from my iRabs.
>>> Mark Rabiner
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> From: Daniel Ridings <dlridings at gmail.com>
>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:29:24 +0200
>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leitz Elmar 90 mm f/4
>>>> 
>>>> And keep loving ...
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlridings/4687036845/in/pool-504982 at N20/
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:27 PM, Daniel Ridings <dlridings at 
>>>> gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> A lens you just got'a love ...
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlridings/4920186450/in/photostream
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:17 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at 
>>>>> rabinergroup.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/Portfolio/071009_lhsa_rc_047b.
>>>>>> jpg
>>>>>> .html or
>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/7w9kker
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I shot this the above the day I bought it in Rochester from Jimmy of
>>>>>> Koh's
>>>>>> cameras at the LHSA swap meet on Sunday.  Oct 14, 2007.
>>>>>> For my IIIF.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I did the shot with a 50 instead of 90 finder. As soon as I got back 
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> NY I
>>>>>> put on the 90 finder which I'd got ahead of time as there was no 
>>>>>> doubt in
>>>>>> my
>>>>>> mind I'd be getting a 90 for my LTM system in a very short wile.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Here is a pic of me holding the lens for a fella from Spain's blog its
>>>>>> half
>>>>>> way down the page
>>>>>> http://elrectanguloenlamano.blogspot.com/2008_06_15_archive.html
>>>>>> " Very beautiful screwmount Leitz Elmar 90 mm f/4, property of Mr Mark
>>>>>> William Rabiner, LHSA member. Crowne Plaza Hotel lobby. Rochester (New
>>>>>> York). October 14th 2007. Photo: Jos? Manuel Serrano Esparza.
>>>>>> "
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The pic itself of the lens in my hand.
>>>>>> http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QomDizboK-A/SFx0L0ALqTI/AAAAAAAAAXI/Bfgdeys30NY
>>>>>> /s1
>>>>>> 600-h/15.jpg or
>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/35f55x5
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> - - from my iRabs.
>>>>>> Mark Rabiner
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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