Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Feb 11, 2014, at 10:59 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > The world is awash in slow, rare 50's that fit Leica in some fashion, but a > collapsing one is a disaster waiting to happen, especially on a digital > camera. totally agree and so, the questions... s > > > On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at > gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> On Feb 10, 2014, at 10:07 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> wrote: >> >>> What's special about this lens, anyway? It is slow, and there are plenty >> of other 50mm for the Leica M bodies. >> >> sharp, small, light, unusual even rare?. >> >> many other too wonderful 50?s , ask Jeffery. >> >> >> s >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> YNWA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Feb 10, 2014, at 11:51 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 10, 2014, at 2:21 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> >> wrote: >>>> >>>>> This has nothing to do with 'adventurous'. >>>>> >>>>> Measure it and you will KNOW. >>>>> >>>>> I've shot with the Heliar (Tom Abrahamsson's) on the M8, and don't >> recall any problems. >>>> >>>> >>>> no problems with the M8 or M9 but unknown for the M 240....measurements >> are very ! close, if they are a tiny bit off you will eat your words... so >> be extremely careful, my solution, tape and a rubber band, lock the lens >> fully extended... >>>> >>>> better safe than sorry >>>> >>>> >>>> s >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information