Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You go, Mark. Or make do with the current f2 28 asph ;-) Cheers Hoppy f2 guy. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner Sent: Saturday, 16 September 2006 10:18 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] New 28mm ASPH lens On 9/15/06 12:48 AM, "Frank F. Farmer" <summicron@jam.rr.com> typed: > Has anyone who has had the opportunity to try out the M8 also had the > opportunity to give the new 28mm ASPH 2.8 a twirl? Just wondering. I > love the fact that it is so compact. Since I favor the 35 'cron, it > would be a nice addition to give me something similar on a M8 body > while giving me a 28mm on my film bodies. Also, the Leica website > mentions that it is "economical." Does anyone have an idea of what > that means? Thank, as always, in advance. > > Frank Farmer > Jackson, Miss. > > What I always joke about and is true and I don't hear much of elsewise is my love of "slow glass". I often feel alone in this hobby. For rangefinder users we don't keen a brighter snappier groundglass to pop in and out to help us focus. People confuse that with NEED FOR SPEED. On a deep level. What they really don't want to shoot without is that bright easier to focus groundglass. We in rangefinderville find groundglass issues groundless. As we are groundglassless. And rangefinder shooting is more of a compact issue. With little windows. So if we're smart we can get great shots with camera kits we've got on our person all day with SMALLER COMPACTER CHEAPER LESS FLAIR PRONE LESS OBTRUSIVE FRONT GLASS TO AIR SURFACE GLASS. I was going to get the APO ASPH Summicron 28 which I thought this was a thread on as its surprisingly so much more compact than its slower f4 Elmarit competition. But this new 2.8 is minute. Which is spelt the same was as minute. This lens is for me. I'll have it on my cameras all day giving me 37.24mms effective focal length. Darned close as I said earlier to my now favorite Leitz 40 also lightweight and compact and "cheap". 37.24 is closer to true normal than a 50 true normal being 43.3mm. And on the kinder gentler side. I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Mark Rabiner 40?46'58.65"N 73?49'31.68"W Whitestone NY 11357 http://rabinergroup.com/ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information