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Subject: [Leica] This here fancy 50
From: PetersonAG at NAVSEA.NAVY.MIL (Peterson Arthur G NSSC)
Date: Thu May 27 10:39:13 2004

Well now, THERE are two entirely divergent conversations---one about what's
a "rational move," the other about Leica Lust!

Art


-----Original Message-----
From: B. D. Colen [mailto:bdcolen@earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 13:14
To: 'Leica Users Group'
Subject: RE: [Leica] This here fancy 50

But there are two really important points here, Doug -
1. You produce work to SELL;
2. You replaced one of your primary lenses with an improved version of
that lens.

For someone shooting for pay, for whom a fast 50 - say the old Summilux
- is the 'go to' lens, a trade up is a rational move.

For the rest of us?....I don't think so.


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Douglas Herr
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 12:57 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] This here fancy 50


"Beddoe, Neil" <nbeddoe@lehman.com> wrote:

> I liked it better when I couldn't even think about affording 
> completely unjustifiable stuff like this.  At least then I didn't have

> countless arguments with myself about why I REALLY need one.
>
> Of course nobody needs a 1500 quid 50mm lens.  The whole thing's a 
> silly idea.  Really silly.
>
> Bet it feels nice and solid though.
>
> Pointless thing.
>
> And positive to focus.
>
> Just daft.
>
> I wonder how much I could get for that Summicron...

This is the kind of stuff I went through when I considered replacing
both the 250mm Telyt-R and 280mm f/4.8 Telyt on Televit-R with the 280mm
f/4 APO - really an outlandishly expensive lens - what did I need a 280
APO for when I already had a perfectly good 280, and a 250 for backup?
The irrational won and I bought the 280 APO - turns out it's among my
most rational camera-buying decisions ever.  The 280 APO is threatening
to replace the 400 6.8 as my favorite most-used
don't-leave-home-without-it lens.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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