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Subject: [Leica] Favorite R-Series Lenses
From: ljkapner at cox.net (Leonard J Kapner)
Date: Fri May 7 11:19:03 2004

FWIW my top three are: 19mm 2.8 Elmarit, 60mm 2.8 Macro-Elmarit, 180mm APO
2.8 Tele-Elmarit. These three cover 90%+ of my SLR needs. I have other
lenses, but NOTHING beats these three lenses (excepting possibly the 100mm
APO Macro).

Len

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-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+ljkapner=cox.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+ljkapner=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Kit
McChesney
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 10:13 AM
To: 'Leica Users Group'
Subject: RE: [Leica] Ten years behind? I think not.

Ted--

Wow! Isn't this fun! I love hearing your comments, always! I knew Greg
wouldn't be the only Leicalover to respond! :)

Kit (kitmc@acmefoto.com)

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+kitmc=acmefoto.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+kitmc=acmefoto.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Ted
Grant
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 10:10 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Ten years behind? I think not.

Kit McChesney asked:
Subject: RE: [Leica] Ten years behind? I think not.


 > Not to make you feel bad, but the R9 is considerably lighter than the 8.
> What is/are your favorite lens/es, by the way?  <<<<<<

Hi Kit,
Not speaking for Greg, but my favourite lens is the one that works best for
the assignment being shot that delivers the best pictures possible. Like
shooting sports it's generally 280mm 2.8 and 400 2.8, then throw on a 1.4 or
2X extender. Or both at the same time! ;-)

The 15mm for the travel type material over big water and wild blue yonder
skies.

On some shoots it's now the 21mm-35mm zoom, a work horse lens of beauty on
one R8. Then add the 80mm-200mm f4.0 on another R8 and for "just in case you
need it," the 35mm-70mm f3.5 on the 3rd R8! And man you've got yer ass
covered from here to breakfast and back.:-) And that combination works in
colour as well as B&W. Also indoor and outdoor.

But sometimes if you want a series of completely different looking
photographs on a single subject use only two lenses... the 400mm & the 15mm!
Like wow! The client is usually in awe... "Where did you ever shoot that
from, I've never seen that angle before. I love it!"? (the 400mm)   "How did
you get such a wide in depth looking picture like that? Incredible!"  (the
15mm) :-)

 And the positive responses keep coming because you've shot with lenses most
others don't even think of doing! Or using, even if they have them. It's not
just having the lenses, it's having the imagination to use them in many
cases where others fear to do so.

So there you go eh! ;-) My favourite lenses. :-)
ted






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