Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/16

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Back to film!
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:23:58 +0100
References: <CC29E7F2.2135B%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Believe me Mark, the collapsible 90 is minute and light. It lives in my bag.
FD

On 16 Jul, 2012, at 20:46, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> I feel like it was a mistake for Leica to discontinue the modern 50mm Elmar
> Collapsible 2.8. A collapsible 50 is a basic part of Leica shooting and 
> what
> Leica is all about. With the change to the M series from the LTM or so
> called screwmount series Leica we had a much less handy and pocketable
> camera. 
> But having a collapsible lens makes it so it could still work going in many
> pockets. Just not a pocket on your jeans.
> Unless you are Mr. Green Jeans on Capt Kangaroo.
> 
> Its an image thing.
> 
> We still I think have the collapsible 90 macro which is a brilliant thing
> close to my heart but for the fact that it does not collapse all that much
> and it not the most light weight compact lens one can imagine.
> 
> The lightest compact lens is always going to be a collapsible 50. Its quite
> a bit lighter than a 35 Summaron or other compact pre ASPH 35's from Leitz.
> 
> Mark William Rabiner
> Photography
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/



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