Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Why I decided to keep the Apo Telyt
From: "Lin, Weifu" <wflin@tp.silkera.net>
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 01:46:38 +0800

Thank you, Nathan. You take fantastic photos! I prefer the wide view
of the great dessert. Quite impressive! Anyone who want to sell 50mm 
Summicron-M or Apo Telyt should visit your webpage first.

Best Regards,

Weifu

Nathan Wajsman wroteˇG
> 
> Friends,
> 
> Initially when I decided to get the new 90mm Apo Asph, I was going to
> finance it by selling the 135mm Apo Telyt. But then I went on holiday in
> Israel and used it quite extensively there. Images such as this one
> convinced me to keep the lens:
> 
> http://users.swing.be/nwajsman/Rocks_velvia27.jpg
> 
> These are rocks in the Dead Sea, coated with salt. The colours and
> sharpness in the original slide are fantastic, despite the fact that I
> was handholding the M6 at 1/125. Another image from the trip that I
> really like is this one from near the Massada fortress in the desert:
> 
> http://users.swing.be/nwajsman/Massada_landscape_velvia_30.jpg
> 
> This one was taken with the M6 and 50mm Summicron.
> 
> I know, the Web does not do justice to the Leica glass etc. But I
> thought it would be refreshing to talk about photography for a change
> ;-)
> 
> Nathan
> 
> --
> Nathan Wajsman
> Overijse, Belgium
> 
> General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/
> Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/
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