Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Has any of you out there used this beast? I have heard it has pretty good image quality. Size aside, it would be almost worth it to buy used along with a suitable body (say an SL2 Mot, or even an R8 with with the promised motor!) My first concern of course, is how is it wide open. Second would be is this lens single coated or mulit coated? Can one use the 2X apo Leica Teleconverter for the R with it? Its one of those lenses that has had me interested for many years. I do like strange and interesting Long lenses. I have Nikon's first 500mm mirror lens, the 50cm f5, which has qualities of its very own. It does things image wise that make it worth keeping. And yes it does get used now and then, but usually on a FM2 or F3. With the softie issue, to me it is not an issue. If any of you ever had a prism Nikon F or F2 with Nikon's AM-1 soft realease, you know it sticks up even more than the M with an Abrahamsson release. I am very please how my M handles with the new release. gck