Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/03

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Subject: [Leica] Question for M8ers
From: afirkin at afirkin.com (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Sun Aug 3 21:31:35 2008

As a long time user of the M8 ;-) I find the tri-elmars spend most of the 
time on the beast: digital does not equate well with dusty atmospheres, so 
the tri-range is great. Of the two, the original is usually the one. I also 
like to bolt the 75 lux on it: what a great lens/camera combination --- 
fast, and short tele enough to be the lens Leica wanted originally, but 
could not make in 90 (as it obstructed the viewfinder too much). I also now 
have a filter for the Nocti and 35 lux, so they are also being used as 
appropriate. My Dior Leica M8 comes with the 28 I think, so it may become a 
fixture, though in "bright" conditions, I expect one with have the TEWide 
and the other the TE.

--- imagist3@mac.com wrote:

From: Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Question for M8ers
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:48:27 -0500

I'm definitely a fan of the 50 on the M8.
I wish I could afford a second body.
The 50 lux asph and 28 cron would live on them.

Fond regards,
George

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On Jul 31, 2008, at 4:10 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:

> Ric, it seems that the only 50 fan that found they like the tighter  
> framing
> on the M8 and still use it just as much was me. Interesting.
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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?
>
>> If you used to like 50s , have you switched to 35s? If you old
>> favorite was 35s, are you using the 28 mostly now?
>
>> Did 50 lovers stay with 50?
>
>
>> Are you less likely to use 90 or 135?
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>
>
>> Are you more likely to use ultra-wides?
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