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Subject: [Leica] Australian LUG meet in Adelaide
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:57:27 +0100
References: <BD8CA242-EB31-4AB5-A81D-12A99E925991@ncable.net.au> <36172e5a0903150606j7d26886cv9ca70a7bd6309ce9@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Geoff,

Maybe if I have to decide now I'll consider the Summicron 75, once I  
own the Summilux I'm very happy with it!

Cheers,
Lluis

El 15/03/2009, a las 14:06, Geoff Hopkinson escribi?:

> Well I must be a LUG and Leica tragic. I just got home, its 11pm and  
> I'm in
> my LUG mail!
> In my defence that Alastair was standing with me when the dealer  
> offered me
> the 75 Summicron ASPH. about 9 months back. I seem to recall that  
> Alastair
> said "you should buy that lens, it's a good deal!"
> Meanwhile the subject MAY possibly have come up while sitting with  
> Brian
> over delicious food and wine. We put the Summicron 75 on the table  
> next to
> the Summilux 75 and the compactness of the newer lens is very  
> obvious. We
> had the same experience with my new Elmar M 24 ASPH next to the  
> Elmarit 24.
>
> 2009/3/13 Alastair Firkin <firkin at ncable.net.au>
>
>> Glad to hear you had a great time. I would not give up the 75 lux:  
>> Geoff
>> has tried the same thing with me ;-) Sorry I missed you.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Alastair
>>
>> --- reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us wrote:
>>
>> From: Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>> To: LUG at leica-users.org
>> Subject: [Leica] Australian LUG meet in Adelaide
>> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:55:51 -0700
>>
>>
>> I just got back from an utterly delightful afternoon at Marty  
>> Deveney's
>> house in Adelaide, South Australia, where 10 Australian LUGgers  
>> gathered for
>> a 5-star gourmet lunch cooked by Marty and Anita. The food was  
>> good, the
>> wine was good, the beer was good, the company was excellent, and the
>> traditional stack-o'-Leicas was substantial.
>>
>> This lunch isn't why I flew to Australia, but it's certainly why I  
>> was
>> looking forward to the trip.
>>
>> I suspect that Geoff or Marty may well upload some photographs  
>> soon. I more
>> or less forgot to take any.
>>
>> One sad side effect of all of this is that Geoff Hopkinson has  
>> pretty much
>> convinced me that my 75mm Summilux and my 24mm pre-ASPH Elmar are  
>> road kill,
>> and need to be replaced with the Summicron versions of same. I may  
>> well have
>> some lenses for sale here soon.
>>
>> Brian Reid
>> LUG Saloon Keeper
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
>
> -- 
> Cheers
> Geoff
> 'Pick up your Leica and make the best photo you can'
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
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In reply to: Message from firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin) ([Leica] Australian LUG meet in Adelaide)
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