Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's on the way from the UK now. Ted's techniques will be useful during the next few days :-) Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Dec 4, 2008, at 12:05 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Another LUG guy is taking the big step! > Next will be Lluis in Barcelona!! > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can. > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Re: [Leica] My first Leica purchase in several years... > > Hola Nathan, > > Congratulations! I hope you enjoy it soon mounted on an M8 > > Saludos cordiales > Lluis > > > > El 03/12/2008, a las 8:32, Nathan Wajsman escribi?: > >> ...is a new 35mm Summarit, just arrived yesterday from Australia. >> The lens feels very good, every bit as solid as the Summicrons etc. >> Now I am just missing one tiny bit of kit to be able to actually take >> pictures with it ;-) >> >> One peeve, however, is that the lens hood is not built in nor >> included >> with the lens--you have to buy it separately. I think it is a bit >> cheesy, not so much because of the money, but because of the hassle >> of >> having to hunt around for it on the web. I live in the Third World as >> far as Leica is concerned: the nearest Leica dealer is in Valencia, >> 180 km away, and the nearest good dealers are in Barcelona (550 km) >> or >> Madrid (430 km). Even then, I am not sure if they would have that >> particular item in stock, so I just ordered it from B&H. But in the >> end I would rather pay a bit more for the lens and have the hood >> included. >> >> Well, I guess I should not complain too much, given that I paid >> $1414 for the lens--but those were Australian dollars :-) >> >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information