Hi Peter,
Thanks for looking and commenting. Konica made the 21 - 35 Dual in only 800
pieces. It is quite a brilliant design without the mechanical complexity of
Leica’s Tri Elmar. To switch between 21mm and 35mm takes about 1/3 of a turn of
the lens barrel. The frame lines do not change - they stay at 35mm and a
separate viewfinder is provided to give you 21mm viewing. I don’t use the
viewfinder given that the M10 has live view. For more on the Konica Dual please
see Dante Stella’s in-depth piece here:
<https://www.dantestella.com/technical/2135.html ;
<https://www.dantestella.com/technical/2135.html>>.
Hong Kong is one of my favourite places in all the world. It is basically
Manhattan without guns. The Cantonese are very energetic and have a great joie
de vive
and a love of good food like the French. British urban design (like the parks)
combined with some of the highest population densities in the world have
produced
a truly unique place.
Cheers
Howard
From: "Peter Stevens" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> (Redacted sender
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Out and About in Hong Kong
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 06:06:20 -0500
Wow! Thanks for sharing the city images, Howard; and the point of view frames
changing 21mm to 35mm. I had no idea that any manufacturer other than Leica had
put multiple focal lengths into a single lens barrel. What is the transition
mechanism like - is there much of an effort to switch from one to another?
Thanks also for giving me the impetus to look at Hong Kong up close.
After viewing your images I pulled up Google Maps satellite-view and was amazed
at the city and the surrounding region. I’ve never been to anywhere touching
the Pacific, much less anywhere in the Orient - though I’ve had friends through
the years from when I worked on Grand Cayman who were members of the British
Foreign Service and would speak sometimes of their postings to Hong Kong prior
to the city’s return to China. What an interesting city when viewed through
Google Maps. I had no idea that were so many green spaces and parks within the
city confines. Kowlooon Park and the swimming pool looked particularly
interesting in the bird’s view. Thanks for the images and the introduction. The
sunset was a wonderful view.
Best regards,
Peter Stevens
