Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/01

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Subject: [Leica] Buying a Leica lens?
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 23:06:29 -0400
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and an M7

ric


On Apr 1, 2012, at 10:55 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> The only lens I ever bought new was the 75 I bought when Geoff gave me a
> heads up, and the AUS$ was great compared to the US$.   I have several
> other  Leitz or Leica lenses, all second hand.
> 
> Four C/V lenses all new, all replaced by Leica now except the 15 M.  I had
> the LTM C/S, liked performance and hated the handling.  Likewise the LTM
> 21. Really nice performer, hideous handling.
> 
> The 21 pre-asph Leica is a far better handling lens.  This is my second
> one.  The first I sold to GeeBee, because he could use it better than I
> could, and I had just bought the C/V.
> 
> The only lens I regret selling was a Noctilux. I really didn't bond with it
> on my M7, but I would love to see what it can doo on the M9.
> 
> I bought my M6 and my M8 new.  My M9 was a Popflash deal with hardly any
> counts on it.
> 
> I still have an M6, MDa and CL.
> 
> R3, R8, CLE, M2, M42, all bought used, all gone.
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Sonny
> http://sonc.com/look/
> http://sonc-hegr.tumblr.com/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> 
> USA
> 
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