Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> -----Original Message----- > From: Paul R. Schiemer [SMTP:schiemer@magicnet.net] > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 1998 9:39 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Question about "C" lenses on an "M" > > Hello, > > Just got an M6 (and am pleased as punch). > > Wondered if my CL lenses, which fit the bayonet, will work with it. > Most specifically the 90mm Elmar-C. > > It'd be a nice thing to use from time to time. > > Got the remarkable 24mm ASPH with the 6 (wow!) > > Thanks for any input. [and don't shoot me for heing a blasphemer > please.] [Jeffrey Hausner] Yes, it will work just fine. The Elmar C was...is... a nice little lens, sharp, small, and light. Another advantage of some of these older lenses is that they do not have built in shades, so that if you bump the lens, the shade will break away or take the shock, not the barrel. The Elmar C originally came with a rubber collapsible shade which was a nice unit, as well as with a soft leather pouch which was great for dropping the lens into a pocket or other accessible place. I wish I had mine back, but I now use the "thin' 90 f/2.8, which has many of the same qualities and the extra speed. Buzz