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Subject: [Leica] IMGS: New and Old Lenses
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 16:19:10 -0600
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Tina, to me your approach makes perfect sense.  You have a great camera 
that has AF, but the only available AF lens made for it is huge.  Go to 
Plan B.  Equip it with a small AF lens that will also work with the 
camera.  Rest your eyes and take pictures.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 2/12/2016 4:14 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> BUT IT'S NOT AUTOFOCUS!!  Why don't you understand this?  I get it, you are
> not 70 years old and you still have younger eyes.  Good luck in the future.
>
> Tina
>
> On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 5:11 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote:
>
>> Shrug, one of your M 35mm's would work on all your cameras with the same
>> angle of view....
>>
>> john
>> ________________________________________
>>
>> I don't have the T.  I don't want the T.  I have way too many Leica
>> cameras.  If I can find a lens that I think would be useful and it works 
>> on
>> a camera I already have, that's what I'm buying.  Besides, I got a great
>> deal.
>>
>> My whole point is to travel with the fewest cameras and the fewest lenses
>> to do what I want to do.  As long as they are Leicas.
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 5:03 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Wouldn't it be even smaller and lighter on the camera it was designed
>> for?
>>> john
>>> ________________________________________
>>> From:  Tina Manley <images at comporium.net>
>>>
>>> I'm going to play with it some more but the SL is really small and easy
>> to
>>> hold with the 23T lens on it.  I think it will be great for street
>> shooting
>>> with the auto-focus.  It actually feels like it weighs less than my new
>>> M246.
>>>
>>> Tina
>>>
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>



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