Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/31

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Subject: [Leica] Question for M8ers
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Thu Jul 31 08:37:49 2008
References: <796310.53096.qm@web82108.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hi, Bob -

My 135 is the old Hektor 135/4.5 and it's made to use on the Visoflex 
with a ZOOAN adapter.

Tina



At 11:24 AM 7/31/2008, you wrote:
>Hi Tina, I'm wondering under what circumstances you are using your 
>135 with the Visoflex. I have the newer 135 APO which, on the 
>Visoflex, does not focus at infinity. Are you using yours for macro 
>type shooting? Thanks, Bob  Bob Adler Palo Alto, CA 
>http://www.raflexions.com ----- Original Message ---- From: Tina 
>Manley <images@comporium.net> To: Leica Users Group 
><lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 5:37:43 AM 
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Question for M8ers At 10:11 PM 7/30/2008, you 
>wrote: >Okay, I have a pretty good feel for the physics of full 
>frame versus >M8 cell conversion -- 1.3 multiplication -- field of 
>view versus focal >length -- that stuff. That's not what I'm looking 
>for here. > >Now the question for M8 users. > >Did your favorite or 
>standard or most often used lens change from >classic M to M8? 
>Yes. >If you used to like 50s , have you switched to 35s? If you 
>old >favorite was 35s, are you using the 28 mostly now? Yes >Did 50 
>lovers stay with 50? No >Are you less likely to use 90 or 135? 
>Yes >Are you more likely to use ultra-wides? Yes. My favorites 
>changed from the 50/1.0 to the 35/1.2 (Nokton) and from the 35/1.4 
>to the 24/2.8.  I'm using the 135 on the M8 but only with the 
>Visoflex. Tina Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com 
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