Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>A quick comment, who pays by the minute any more anyway? Eric, Most places outside the US charge by the minute for the phone calls at least (in my case I often have to make 3 or 4 dollar a minute IDD calls to connect) and then the ISPs charge a lot more outside the US (for lower connection rates too - I have to settle for 9600 quite often). I have had monthly bills in four figures (US dollars) on more than one occasion in the last couple of years. So it is not appreciated when people send messages with huge attachments or reply to the digest with the entire previous digest copied below. Back to Leicas - tell us how you like the 70-180. I tried one once and found it far too heavy, the focussing throw too wide, the need for seperate strap inconvenient and was disappointed that it would not accept the 1.4 converter. Maybe Leica will produce a new 1.4 converter which would work with this lens and the new 180 APO?? What other lenses would you hope they come up with at Photokina? A 28-70/2.8 and the 21-35 2.8 (I heard of a couple of months ago) would be welcome. My guess is that the 24, 60, 135 and one of the 35s are due for updating and who knows - maybe the 90 APO ASPH will be out in R and M mounts (and the 135/3.4 APO I heard of too??). Bests Adrian Adrian Bradshaw Photojournalist Shanghai, China