Re: [Leica] An Introduction, and a plea for wisdom

[Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>]

I  will add a danger to this post as well. My new Tri-elmar is prone to 
flare, more so than I would have preferred. I have a rubber hood now 
for it and will find out if this helps, but you need something

Cheers
On Sunday, Jul 20, 2003, at 01:46 Australia/Melbourne, Jeffery L. Smith 
wrote:

> If you are not that concerned with speed (i.e., shoot outdoors 
> mostly), the Tri-Elmar (28, 35, and 50) is a great carrying-around 
> lens. If speed is a concern, I would suggest (1) used Leica glass, (2) 
> new Voigtlander glass, and (3) new Leica glass, in that order. The 
> order is dictated only because of price. That said, I think (1) and 
> (2) will have similar optical quality and similar price. The LUG *is* 
> biased toward Leica glass, so I might get flamed a bit for this.
>
> Regarding Voigtlander glass, a good threesome for indoor shooting 
> would be:
>
> 28/1.9
> 35/1.7 or (if you can afford it) 35/1.2
> 50/1.5
>
> Voigtlander doesn't have a fast 90. You'll have to go to Leica for 
> that.
>
> Jeffery Smith

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