Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/08

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Subject: [Leica] Probably a silly question....
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:46:37 -0500

You mean
Forgot Where I Was
Or
For Whoever Is Wondering ?

:)

-- 
Mark R.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/


> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 06:18:24 +1000
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Probably a silly question....
> 
> Yep! Had mine 18 months or so. I never had the previous model to compare
> though.
> It is demonstrable that the new design has less focus shift. Whether you
> notice in practical use is dependant on how you use the lenses of course.
> Oh and it costs a young fortune. Surprise surprise. For whatever it's worth
> they sell on eBay here for at least 20% more than the new list price!
> Very difficult to find, but that might describe most of the lenses.
> 
> Notice that I did not type FWIW as that may trip certain acronym
> hypersensitive reactions ;-)
> 
> Cheers,
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> 
> 
> 
> On 8 March 2012 20:14, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
> 
>> Never mind the name game - does any lugger have this lens and show that it
>> is better than the V1 ASPH? The FLoatingElementGroup supposes to help with
>> focus shift - not that I notice any with my V1 - but well, what do real
>> shooters say?
>> 
>> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 2:05 AM, John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz
>>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Google "35mm Summilux FLE" gets me 466,000 hits with Mr Rockwell at the
>>> top....
>>> 
>>> john
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> 
>>> Welli'd replied that the term FLE Is not used on the box but I'm also
>> going
>>> to say its not used very often at all to describe the lens by people on
>>> chatgroups NOT on the box. Easy enough to check just search engines for
>>> 35mm
>>> Summilux FLE and see how many hits you get.
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Shorthand for people to know the difference in model, would you rather
>> I
>>> said
>>>> that a 11663 was available?
>>>> 
>>>> john
>>>> ________________________________________
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> FLE is Zeiss.
>>>> You'll not find it on a Leica box nor on a lens.
>>>> Just think of it as "Fleiss".
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
>> 
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Replies: Reply from benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney) ([Leica] Probably a silly question....)
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