Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/21

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Subject: [Leica] New Leica M Stuff
From: red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone)
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:43:29 -0700
References: <CA26603F.10936%mark@rabinergroup.com> <BE97AA63-6A82-4149-A8BB-61648DAB4780@mac.com>

You learn something new every day.....

I thought it was a specialty item... looks like it wasn't, if you were a
PJ......

Frank Filippone
Red735i at earthlink.net


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
George Lottermoser
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 11:58 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] New Leica M Stuff


On Jun 21, 2011, at 1:50 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> The white house photographers in the 80's most of them had over one 
> shoulder an M with a 21mm SA on the other shoulder a nikon F with a 
> 105 2.5 or 80 or a few others.
> A super Angulon  for them and many have been the reason to own and use 
> a Leica. The 21mm focal length has been basic for Leica use for many 
> many decades. Zone focusing. Highly corrected non distortion. In a 
> very compact unobtrusive package.
> And in a Leica Solms way its back in a cutting edge version using all 
> Leica knows now about optics.

My basic PJ kit from '69 to late '70's:
M2 w/ 21 SA
M3 w/ 35 cron
F w/ 85 1.8

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist






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