Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] It's all gone Very quiet (50mm Elmar)
From: "Seth Rosner" <sethrosner1@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 08:04:48 -0500
References: <009101c2e8a8$7d07ad00$9740b8c7@nsula.edu> <5.2.0.9.2.20030313115714.00c3d470@ludde.swip.net>

Daniel:

Minimalist? How about IIIf with 50mm Elmar or, if you don't need the slow
speeds, even minimalister, IIf.

Seth


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Ridings" <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 6:03 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] It's all gone Very quiet (50mm Elmar)


> Austin,
> I like it a bit myself. I usually don't use it, but when the choice is no
> camera at all, or a minimalist, the M3 and 50mm Elmar are the minimalist
> company ... you know, when you think ... "I'm not going to be taking any
> pictures, why bother" ... well, then the M3 and 50mm Elmar gets to come
> along. It can be pretty good (better than nothing, which was the
alternative).
>
> http://www.geocities.com/daniel_ridings/paw/41.html
>
> I can kick myself. There was a new version available used for a decent
> price and I kept thinking ... I'll pick it up later. We know how that
goes.
>
> So now I just never let myself fall into a "I'm not going to be taking any
> pictures" mood. That's why it doesn't get used as much now.
>
> Take care!
> Daniel
>
> PS: Fujicolor 800 is better than 1600.
>
> At 10:58 12.03.2003 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >Dumb in my case ;-)
> >
> >I just received a "new" 50/2.8 Elmar collapsible, and am so enamored by
it,
> >I must go take a roll of pictures.  A roll of film is the minimum unit of
> >measure I seen to have...and being a have a full brick (well, one roll
was
> >"taken" by a friend of mine, so it's not really full) of Fuji Press 800,
> >I'll shoot it with that!
> >
> >Austin
> >
> >
> > >
> > > They've all gone deaf and blind.
> > >
> > > SonC
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Beddoe, Neil" <nbeddoe@lehman.com>
> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 8:25 AM
> > > Subject: [Leica] TEST - It's all gone Very quiet
> > >
> > >
> > > > TEST
> > > >
> > > > I haven't had anything from the LUG for a while.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Neil
> >
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Replies: Reply from "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> ([Leica] Re: Leica 50mm Elmar's and other sorted junk throughout the galaxy)
In reply to: Message from "SonC \(Sonny Carter\)" <sonc@sonc.com> (Re: [Leica] It's all gone Very quiet)
Message from Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no> (RE: [Leica] It's all gone Very quiet (50mm Elmar))