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Subject: [Leica] FS: 28 Summicron....
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sat Oct 4 09:04:34 2008
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On Oct 4, 2008, at 8:38 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> Frank, you are not alone. I too have never really been successful  
> with the 28mm focal length. Like you, in my M days I had the 24mm  
> and was extremely pleased with it (who isn't?) and the 35mm was my  
> standard focal length on the M. But I never really got to grips with  
> 28mm.

and for those that don't like 28's, and don't like the M8's crop  
factor...

it's your day...

mounted on the M8, this lens becomes a superb 35mm of the very highest  
quality,


Steve

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> On Oct 4, 2008, at 5:27 PM, Frank Filippone wrote:
>
>> Nope, still got it......... ( I have taken it off list with Eric....)
>>
>> I just do not get along with 28mm......at least as a single FL  
>> lens...... (
>> on 24x36).
>>
>> Tried on my Miranda.. no luck
>> Tried on my Contax IIIA... no luck
>> Tried on my Canon EF.... no luck
>> Tried on my Nikon 8008.. no luck
>> Tried on my M6.. no luck
>>
>> I should get full points for the never give up attitude.....
>> But you would have thought I would have learned......
>>
>> Thanks for the names..... I had forgotten Ballerstadt......
>>
>> BTW, I use the 24 and 35mm FL all the time.... so it is not a WA  
>> issue with
>> me in general....
>>
>> Frank Filippone
>> red735i@earthlink.net
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On  
>> Behalf Of H.
>> Ball Arche
>> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 6:18 AM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] FS: 28 Summicron....
>>
>> Actually I'm glad to have seen that post.
>>
>> I was the guy Frank bought it from and I got it from Ralph  
>> Ballerstadt, a
>> very talented shooter  over on the SP forum; the lens is as Frank  
>> describes
>> it.
>>
>> Frank, if you have sold it, I'd be interested to know to whom -  
>> just for the
>> sake of curiosity and knowing where it is and what it's doing.
>>
>>
>> --- On Sat, 10/4/08, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] FS: 28 Summicron....
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Saturday, October 4, 2008, 7:19 AM
>>> soryy - meant to be off lug
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 8:08 AM, Eric Korenman
>>> <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Frank
>>>>
>>>> Did you you sell it?
>>>> pls email me at erickorenman@gmail.com
>>>>
>>>> Eric
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 11:58 PM, Frank Filippone
>>> <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>> I absolutely do not like the 28mm Focal length.  I
>>> did not like it 40 years
>>>>> ago,, and apparently I do not like it now.
>>> Apparently if you own an M8 you
>>>>> just MUST have it.....
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a pretty mint 28 F2.0  Summicron in box
>>> with all the goodies.....
>>>>>
>>>>> This lens is an orphan.....  I am the third owner
>>> ( one other was a LUG
>>>>> member, the other was some form of recognized
>>> WEB-Leica-Expert.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Email me.... I have not figured out a price... but
>>> if it does not sell here,
>>>>> the next move will be Ebay.......
>>>>>
>>>>> Frank Filippone, M8-Less and loving it.......
>>>>> red735i@earthlink.net
>>>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] FS: 28 Summicron....)
In reply to: Message from faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman) ([Leica] FS: 28 Summicron....)
Message from h_arche at yahoo.com (H. Ball Arche) ([Leica] FS: 28 Summicron....)
Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] FS: 28 Summicron....)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] FS: 28 Summicron....)