Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not at all Slobo. Nope, it's definitely not a barker. I have the Schneider Xenotar f2 80mm and it's a great lens. In fact it "snaps" quickly into focus and has given me some very sharp large prints. - -- Jim - http://www.hemenway.com S Dimitrov wrote: > > You might want to feed the 80mm f2 a doggy biscuit for it to perform. > It's a real dog. > Slobodan Dimitrov > > Aka Yote wrote: > > > > Dear Friends: > > > > You may mant to consider the Rollei 600X. It has a very good metering > > system from what Iīve been told and even though lenses donīt get as fast as > > in 35 mm. They have an 80mm. f/2 and a 50mm. f/2.8 > > > > Best regards, > > > > Aka. > > > > >From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> > > >Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: MF rangefinders >Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 09:41:27 > > >-0500 > > > > > > > What do you (and others) think about MF rangefinders such as the Mamiya > > >6 or 7. I've bought and sold old Bronica's for the same reason you > > >describe, and finally admitted that having a meter in the body is the only > > >way to get many shots. Hi Phil, > > > > > >My biggest complaint with most MF rangefinders is they lenses are SLOW SLOW > > >SLOW Another consideration > > >might be a Rollei 2.8 TLR. It's light and small like a rangefinder, and > > >has a reasonably fast lense.Regard, > > > > > >Austin > > > > > >-- > > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html