Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello, A few days ago I posted a question about mounting a 35/1.4 to a CLE. This is in principle not possible, however the lens can be very easily modified. The leica repairman I bought the lens from did this for free and now it works very well on the CLE. I also bought a 50/1.4 second generation, from which I saw the first results today. This is a really good lens, much better than my 50/2.0 NF, both optical as well as mechanically. The jupiter 85/2.0 I've been using now for some months is a very good lens for the money I paid for it. Full aperture is just good enough for low light portraits, very soft and low contrast. This improves off course when the lens is stopped down, at 4.0 it is oke, and very suitable for portraits stil being a bit soft. I sold a M3 for the same price as I bought it 13 years ago, which means that I've been shooting for 13 years with a top camera for free! I hope I'm not going to miss this M3 being the first piece of Leica I bought, from my first salary when i was 18 years old. Greetings, Michiel.