Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/29

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Subject: [Leica] Got my 24/3.8
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Thu Jan 29 12:50:48 2009
References: <E1483EB4-7D50-4F94-B9E3-E080FC394B14@frozenlight.eu> <C5A77F5B.4923E%mark@rabinergroup.com>

I like the design, form factor and performance of mine so much that I bought
it over the Elmarit. Even though you can buy the Elmarit for AUD $500 LESS
here right now.

2009/1/30 Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com>

> This is exciting! I would love a LUG INSURRECTION where we pull for a new
> line of
> SLOW
> COMPACT
> AND THEREFORE LESS MONEY
> ...glass for Leica.
> MORE STUFF LIKE THE ELMAR-M 1:3.8/24MM ASPH.
>
> Less filling!
>
> It's not as if the viewfinder gets dimmer and snaps into focus less quick
> any more.
>
> Does not turn your camera into a METAL MUNCHING MONSTER!
>
> Mark William Rabiner
>
> Glass you'd NOT leave home without!
> And take a licking and keep on ticking!
>
>
>
> > From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@frozenlight.eu>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> > Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:11:06 +0100
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> > Subject: [Leica] Got my 24/3.8
>  >
> > Ordered from Scotland Tuesday, in my hands in Alicante Thursday
> > morning--not bad!
> >
> > The lens is lovely, a perfect package on the M8. Yes, it is one stop
> > slower than the Elmarit, but I really like the form factor. Only had
> > time to shoot some boring test images today, but tomorrow afternoon we
> > are closing the department at 1 pm and going to spend the rest of the
> > day eating tapas in the city (25 people), so that should provide
> > better opportunities to test it. I am NOT into photographing test
> > charts or newspapers pinned to a wall.
> >
> > I really think Leica has some winners among the new lenses that
> > combine the usual excellence with a reasonable (by Leica standards)
> > price point.
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
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-- 
Cheers
Geoff
Weather is here, wish you were beautiful

Replies: Reply from alal at duke.poly.edu (A. Lal) ([Leica] Got my 24/3.8)
In reply to: Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Got my 24/3.8)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Got my 24/3.8)