Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/04

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Subject: [Leica] Re: SESO: At the Races with My IIIa
From: JohnEdwinMason at gmail.com (J Mason)
Date: Mon Oct 4 21:03:40 2004

Walker:

>It's nice to see an ancient camera turn out terrific pictures such as
>those you've taken with your IIIA Contax.

Thank you.  I do like more or less ancient cameras.  With lens 50mm
and under my most used cameras are an M2 and a couple of Pentax ME
Supers (being sometimes willing to trade lens quality for aperture
priority).  Small, bulletproof, and unobtrusive.

>The lack of flare in the shot of the youngsters taken against the lights is
>impressive. That 1.5 Sonnar is quite good, I'd say.

Hell of a lens.  What's the mantra?  Sharp, contrasty, and flare
resistant.  More importantly, like-a Leica, it's got soul.

--John
-- 
J Mason
Charlottesville, Virginia
>>Democracy of Speed, a Photo Documentary Project:
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ds8s/john-m/john-m.html