Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Qualitative difference; Was: Guess the Lens
From: "Ted Bayer" <tedbayer@harbornet.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 17:23:55 -0700
References: <2E26AA97-BC62-11D6-91AE-0003936CAC22@directvinternet.com>

In 36 years my now 42-year-old M3 will probably still be functioning
even if 35mm film is no longer available.

Ted in Olalla

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Powell" <mlpowell@directvinternet.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Qualitative difference; Was: Guess the Lens


> On Friday, August 30, 2002, at 04:25 PM, SthRosner@aol.com wrote:
> > And don't say that because you can make a wonderful image with a
35mm
> > Cosina/Voigtlander, that it is the same thing as a 35 ASPH
Summicron.
> > The
> > image will not be the same and the Cosina is not likely to be
delivering
> > anything in 36 years while my 36 year-old 35 Summicron is still
> > cranking out
> > very beautiful images as is my 44 year-old DR Summicron.
> > And a friend of mine is today having  joyous driving experiences in
a
> > 1961
> > Porsche Super 90 identical to the one I drove in Paris 41 years ago.
>
> One thing about this example: you can get better performance for a
> better price from new equipment - a Miata will perform nearly as well,
> if not better, than a fourty-year old Porsche. In 36 years, you may
not
> be able to get 35mm film, much less a need to shoot it.
>
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