Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thanks... What version of the 90 2.8 do you like? and I dig your website. I especially like your street photography advice page. Not sure if it's my bag, but it's the first place I've seen the confrontation issue so candidly disected. Jack - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnny Deadman" <lists@johnbrownlow.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] god help me...but God isn't available right now, Jack > Well as you know opinions vary enormously about this lens. Mine was a > COMPLETE dog - one of the worst pro-level lenses I have ever owned - > and I sold it for a substantial loss. I would NOT buy this lens without > shooting a roll through it, particularly wide open and particularly > into the light. Mine was abysmal. > > On Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at 08:40 PM, Jack McLain wrote: > > >> From what I gather from two other responders, and other private > > correspondence, is that the "thin" tele-elmarit is a good place to > > start > > given that it is 1.) good glass, 2.) smallish relative to the other > > possibilities, and 3.) not a hyper-priced rarity. > -- > John Brownlow > > pictures: > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com > > warblog: > http://www.unintended-consequences.com > > -- > 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