Dont get disheartened if it takes a while to get used to, it took me quite some time to get used to my M6. The 40mm Minolta/Leica Summicron is supposed to be an excellent lense. Have fun.
Now you'll need to pick up the 28mm and 90mm for it! and maybe an ASPH 35mm :) Regards, Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 10:53 PM Subject: OT: New Toy! Woo Hoo!! > >So today, I bought Dave Chang-Sang's Leica CL with Summicron C 2.0 > >40mm. A very nice looking little unit, I must say! I hope everything > >I've heard about this lens is true (you out there, Cotty? <g>). > >Certainly, the prints Dave showed me were impressively sharp. > > > >Should be a nice little camera for street photography. But, Cotty, > >after your big build-up earlier this week, if I'm not happy with it, I'm > >going to fly over there to kick your butt. <vbg> > > > >I know it's ain't a Pentax (hence, the OT), but I just had to share with > >you guys. I'm a Leica owner! :-) > > Congrats Frank - it truly is a great little camera. I'd go so far as to > say that if you don't enjoy it as much as I think you will, I'll even > meet you at the airport, and present you with a bare bottom, target rings > and bulls-eye painted on, ready to go. Make sure you've got some extra > grotty hobnail boots :-) > > seriously, it grow on you more and more. Also - it's *not* an M series > camera. I know that sounds daft, but wondering about with it, you don't > feel that it has a stigma attached to it as the (say) M6 does. People > gawp less, it attracts less attention, and so lends itself beautifully to > street. You will have loads of fun. If only Leica had joined forces with > Pentax on that one instead of Minolta. > > The focus takes a moment to get used to, but from then on, it's great. No > shutter lock, but when I wind on, I'm serious ;-) > > Good luck with it and have fun. You will. > > Cotty > > _______________________________________________________ > Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Check out the UK Macintosh ads > http://www.macads.co.uk > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
