Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/18

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Subject: [Leica] The Perfect Outfit
From: Jay Coleman <jcoleman@interport.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 03:23:22 -0400

On Wed, 18 Aug 1999 22:37:54 +1000 horst.schmidt wrote:

>>Jay, This outfit of yours is definitely deficient. What you urgently
need in addition to
>>what you already have are the following: Another couple of bodies. Say
a R6.2 and a M3
>>in case your battery on your M6 runs flat.
>>Lens wise, have you considered the Elmarit-R 16mm Fisheye. A must for
the discerning
>>photographer. And seeing you don't always need the fisheye look, the
15mm Super Elmar
>>would be very advisable. On the other end of the scale, I don't see
how could have done
>>until now without the series of Telyt lenses from 250mm right through
to Telyt-s 800mm.
>>In addition, a tele extender would be advisable. You didn't mention
the Tri-Elmar
>>28,35,50 for your M6. Also I would highly recommend, that you try and
get all the lenses
>>you have for the M6 in black and in chrome. This way your lenses don't
clash with your
>>camera, should you for example have a chrome M3 and a black M6. I say,
you couldn't show
>>your face anywhere, without a matching camera-lens combination..
People may think, you
>>couldn't afford it. That would never do. Would it?

>>Just keep us posted with the latest camera - lens list.

>>Regards, Horst Schmidt

Horst:

I understand that I might need the Telyt-s 800mm but do you really think
I need the fisheye?

Ouch.

Jay