Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/28

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Subject: [Leica] Re: V35 questions
From: Louis DiBacco <louis.dibacco@snet.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 01:04:22 -0400

Mark Rabiner wrote:
> That being the case I would not replace it with another 40. I'd go with
> a more conservative 50 of highest caliber. I think going 40 gets these
> people in trouble optically and counters out many of the lofty
> attributes of a lens costing all that money. Especially at the edges.
> Personally I am of the school of using an 80 for my 35mm printing. For
> the edge hyper aware printer this is the way to go. It's also easier on
> the neck and back.


Mark,

Thanks for your response. To use a 50 or 80 on the V35 would require an
adapter of some sort. Yes? I have an old, old 50 2.8 El-Nikkor that I
screwed in and it won't focus. Does the V35 require a wide angle lens
only? 

Best regards,
Louis DiBacco