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ashton_lee3

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  1. I should add that with the various adapters you can now use the lenses for any of these on either the digital Leicas or the Sony A7 series. I particularly love using the Sonnar 1.5 50mm and Nikkor 1.4 50mm on the newer cameras. If you look at the cost of a top modern lens, you can easily see that an older rangefinder bought with lens can cost far less then the alternative modern lens. And you get both a superior lens and "free" camera. My pictures using classic glass are much higher quality than using the too wall-to-wall sharp "video" looking modern lenses. The classic lenses feature your composition in the way they soften the borders and add dimension.
  2. I own 'em all and love 'em all. The Leicas are plenty compact and thoroughly nice. Their rangefinders are the best. The Canon's are a bit bigger, but the 7's have a meter and the VI's are the best built of any. The Nikons (particularly the SP) just beg to be used. They have too many dials and levers protruding from the body but have an aura. I take my best pictures with them. And they handle 28mm better than any. The Contax's are earlier, better built but have fewer features. The lenses for each of these are beyond spectacular. Not until we had modern sensors such as on the Sony's or digital Leicas did we have any way of knowing just how good the old Sonnars, Canons, Nikkors or Summicrons were.
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