Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/15

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Which is better M Series lens 21 f/2.8 or 24 f/2.8
From: kwilcox@mail.davison.k12.mi.us (Ken Wilcox)
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:43:40 -0400

I have a camera with a shutter release lock. I miss more pictures becase
the shutter is locked than I do taking blanks with my M cameras. I really
don't want  a shutter release on my Ms.

Ken Wilcox

At 8:12 AM -0400 2/15/0, Bob Keene/Karen Shehade wrote:
>>Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 23:29:04 -0500
>>From: Rob Schneider-Laura Tully <robslaurat@earthlink.net>
>>Subject: RE: [Leica] Which is better M Series lens  21 f/2.8  or 24 f/2.8
>>
>>B. D. Colen wrote:
>>
>>> You will undoubtedly waste frames from time to time, but film is
>>> cheap..:-)
>>>
>>> I haven't used the 24, but the 21 ASPH is absolutely phenomenal...Sharp
>>> from
>>> edge to edge...very little distortion...I'll bet that at this point I use
>>> it
>>> for 30 to 50 percent of my shooting....
>>>
>>So you're saying that you lose as many as 18 frames on a 36-exposure roll
>>because the camera lacks something as simple as a shutter release lock?
>>This is TOTALLY unacceptable on a camera that costs $2000.
>>
>
>Rob.....
>
>stop it. you're stirring up the stew.
>
>;)
>
>Bob (get out of the kitchen) Keene


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