Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/01

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Subject: Re: Summar, Summitar, 73 Hektor, '96 Summicron
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 1997 08:42:21 -0500

At 11:08 AM 10/1/97 +0200, you wrote:
>If I would be a news photographer still today, I would select the latest
>Summicron without question and without hesitation. But I'm an ex-pro now.
>Today I ttake pix out of fun, not for living. And I got lots of time to
>select my lens, even if it's "only" a "silly"  50 mm.

Some people spend $15 for a Diana (nothing royal about it!) camera to get
some "special" effect, others buy old Leicas. There are no wrong choices,
just too many people worrying about what other people shoot with. ;-)

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Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO

Hard work has a future payoff. Laziness pays off now