Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The older, simpler Rollei 35 S is not bad either - same excellent lens. All the best! Raimo photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: victor di sylvester <vds1@hotmail.com> Vastaanottaja: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Päivä: 19. kesäkuuta 2000 4:44 Aihe: Re: [Leica] Leica Users digest V17 #182-Rollie 35 SE >I agree. The Rollie 35 SE with Sonnar lens is great. The contrast and >sharpnest will stand up to my Leica lens when projected on a large screen. >Focusing is an estimate which can of course be difficult on some type of >shooting. Great back up camera. > > >>From: LRZeitlin@aol.com >>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Users digest V17 #182 >>Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 13:54:02 EDT >> >> >>In a message dated 6/17/00 3:14:35 AM, >>owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us writes: >> >><< If you could take only 1-2 lenses from an R or M system, what would you >> > take? It may sound silly to many but I'm getting tired of carrying a 15 >> > pound camera bag. >> >> >>My minimum superlight Leica travel kit is a CL with 40mm Summicron and a >>100mm Canon 3.5 with LTM to M adaptor. The 40mm Summicron is as good as >>they >>come and the Canon beats any of the Leica similar speed and focal length >>lenses. The CL rangefinder is marginal to inadequate for anything faster in >>the 90 to 100mm range so the Elmarits are out. The 90mm finder in the CL is >>a >>little oversize for 90mm lenses but frames the 100mm Canon exactly. I also >>carry a P&S (Yashica T4) for quick snaps, emergencies and the rare flash >>shot. >> >>Extending 35mm minimalization to its extreme point, if I had to carry only >>one small piece of equipment on a once in a lifetime trip, it would >>probably >>be a Rollei 35SE. There is very little to go wrong in this entirely manual >>cam >>era and its superb Sonnar 40mm f2.8 can handle most travel pictures with >>ease. Of course if the trip was a hunting safari in Africa I might >>reconsider >>my options. >> >>LarryZ > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com >