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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Nostalgia
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2016 07:56:38 +0100
References: <1a2b58a5-6966-2ead-0674-c79e10047879@lighttube.net>

Some of my favourite equipment is from decades ago, like the 1.4/50mm 
Summilux or the collapsible 50mm Summicron or the 90mm Tele Elmarit. I no 
longer have an LTM Leica but I used to have a IIIf and enjoyed it a lot. I 
do have an M2 which I love using.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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> On 11 Nov 2016, at 04:44, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
> 
> At 86, I'm probably a generation ahead of most LUGGERS,  except for Dr. 
> Ted, Larry and Herb.  I bought my first Leica in 1952, before the M 
> existed, and I've never owned an M or R.  I started with a used Leica III, 
> from 1935, which had been converted by the factory to a IIIa.  That was my 
> standard for a small camera.  As my small contribution to an OM list 
> discussion, I posted this image, made this morning.
> 
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=21072
> 
> While Micro 4/3 is the favorite system with many people today, I still 
> lean toward the size of the Barnacks.  Consequently, I have enjoyed the 
> Fuji offerings and will probably remain in that camp. While I have 
> mentally compared the Fuji X-E1 and the Leica IIIf, I had not put them 
> side by side until today.  Not too different, wouldn't you say?
> 
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
> 
> -- 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> 
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