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 .
Re: OT: New Toy! Woo Hoo!!
I had a look at the camera when i met David last Saturday, for a moment, to look at his M135 he had forsale. First time i have ever looked through a rangefinder,and your right Cotty,took a bit to see how everthing was moving around. Now i have to think about something like the Mamiya 7 RF MF camera,which i'v added to my list. Good thing i have not saved up a lot of money yet,still have yet to fiqure out my MF needs. Have fun with it Frank. Dave Begin Original Message From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 . End Original Message Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/ http://brooks1952.tripod.com/myhorses Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - 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 .
Re: OT: New Toy! Woo Hoo!!
Hi, Cotty, I think I'm gonna like this camera, so I won't have to buy hob-nails boots and a ticket to London. Whew! It's a little gem! Haven't put any film in it yet (but will on the weekend!), but the focus and aperture rings are going to take a while to get used to. That's a tiny little lens barrel. Can't wait to take it on the street, tho'! Nope, I'll have to save my visit to the Mother Country for a ukpdml airshow meet. By the looks of the pics you posted, I'll have to invest in some really long, really fast glass, so I can fit in! Thanks for your comments, though, Cotty. I probably would have bought the Leica without your words, but they did help swing the balance! g (not to put any pressure on you or anything) regards, frank Cotty wrote: 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 . -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer - 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 .
OT: New Toy! Woo Hoo!!
Hi, all, 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! :-) regards, frank -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer - 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 .
