Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] THANKS! From Dr. Blacktape and B.D.
From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 07:35:52 +0200

Hi B.D.,

Best wishes from me too. If I were you, I would add the 24mm ASPH for sure. It
is a fabulous lens, virtually distortion free, on of the very best in the
lineup. For the second lens, given the kind of pictures you take, I would
suggest either the 75 you are thinking of--it certainly is a great lens--or even
better a Noctilux. The 75 is not that different from your 90, the biggest
difference being the extra stop, so why not go whole hog and get TWO extra stops
with the Nocti?

Nathan

"B. D. Colen" wrote:

> Suppose you already had a 35 1.4 and a 90 f.2...You could add either a 21
> ASPH and a 24ASPH....a 21 ASPH, or a 24ASPH, AND a 75 Summilux. You shoot
> virutally all b&w...all available light...all people, much of it in tight
> surroundings,....which would you chose and why? (I have used a 21
> extensively, love it, do get enormous use out of it, but find it a bit
> extreme at times. I have owned a Nikon 24 and used it extensively, but found
> at time it wasn't quite wide enough...Which means, do I go for the two
> wides, and say to hell with the 75? Or do I add that fabulous 75 with it's
> extra stop, and settle on one super wide?...Help Me Before The Insurance
> Check Comes!
>
> B. D.

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Nathan Wajsman
Overijse, Belgium

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