Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lots of different 28's. I thought you were referring to the asph. On 4/6/15 12:05 AM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > Oh sure, some people love the 28mm. David Alan Harvey is one, and so is/was > BD Cohen. > > On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 8:49 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > >> Maybe there's something wrong with me, but I have for years used a 28 and >> not even owned a 35. I have always subscribed to the "if your pictures >> aren't good enough you aren't close enough" school of thought. >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Mark Rabiner >> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2015 10:32 PM >> >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Screw the Nocti... >> >> I don't agree with the Criticism of the 28 cron I'd love one. I love the >> compactness of it. >> It was put out here or other lists that it was made at a lower standard. >> I'd call that baloney. It doest say Summarit on it does it . That's the >> only >> "bargain" lower standard Leica ever made. If Leica was going to do a thing >> like that it would certainly be in their website and not be come kind of >> inside secret for photo list people. >> >> >> On 4/5/15 4:06 PM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: >> >> If I do street documentary, I would get a 28mm (again) for sure. I did >>> most >>> of my "Occupy" series with the 35 or 50mm, and I definitely would have >>> loved a 28mm. >>> >>> Fortunately, the 28mm Cron is the unloved Leica-child, so one can get it >>> for around $2500 now. A bargain compares to the Nocti :-) >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 12:28 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Mark, I think you should go back a reread your books ;-) >>>> >>>> john >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Mark Rabiner >>>> Sent: Monday, 6 April 2015 6:08 a.m. >>>> To: Leica Users Group >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Screw the Nocti... >>>> >>>> Most of us and most photographers I've ever met unless they were just >>>> starting out had both a 28 and a 24. Nobody ever didn't have either. >>>> That >>>> would be crazy. Its always been a basic focal length. Its one of the >>>> frame >>>> lines in M's since the M2 in 1957. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photographer >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/