Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've got the ocular you mentioned in your posting. Don't use it much because of how hard it is to use. You've got to have a tall tripod or a short stance to see through it. I wish Leitz would have put an 90 degree angle at the end. Lying down on a cold surface in winter isn't something done for a very long time. Richard Clompus wrote: > Dear Fellow LUGnuts, > > Has anyone used the Leica telescope adapter that changes your R telephoto > lenses into small telescopes? It would be a nice tool to take while > traveling. > > I got one of my "dream" lenses today. A new Leica 19/2.8 R lens in a sealed > box. My widest Leica lens yet. It feels better on an R8 than an R 6.2 > body. Somehow after using an R8 for 6 months, the R6.2 seems too small for > my small hands. Fairly amazing balance with this lens on an R8. Only my > wrists get tired after a while. > > The only problem is that the metal focusing barrel of the lens is scratched. > Looks like someone took a file to it. Very unusual. I guess if there's a > lens in a batch with some defect, I'll probably get it. I've had pretty > good luck up until now. I took some test shots today with an R8 and Metz > 40MZ-3. Bounce flash with secondary fill seemed to work fine. E6 film to > be developed tomorrow. I'll let you know how it turned out. I can hear > Ted saying that it's the optics that count. I agree but it would be nice if > the cosmetics of the lens were also first class. (I have a lot of respect > for Ted. He does what I wish I could do - be a photographer and earn a > living at the same time.) Being an eye doctor isn't all bad. At least I > get to work with lenses every day. > > My dealer has ordered me a replacement lens. I guess maybe I'm expecting > too much for a lens that costs only $3000. I know it's the optics that > count - and that's why I bought it to use instead of my Canon breech mount > FD20/2.8 lens. It would just be nice to receive one that was not banged up. > > Happy shooting, > > Richard > Richard Clompus, OD > West Chester, PA - -- James R. Nelon Hong Kong, China http://home.netvigator.com/~jnelon