Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK Mark Major - ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Langer <"mlanger@ccs"@ccs.carleton.ca> To: Pilot E-Mail <wwaechte@capecod.net> Cc: Mark Langer <mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca> Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 20:54 Subject: Re: 135mm > Major, > > I checked the Canon site, and the 135mm f4 is indeed a 40mm filter size, > while my 135mm f3.5 is a 48mm filter. I suspect that this lens hood would > be too long for my 50mm Serenar, which does have a 40mm filter size. How > about putting your kind offer to the entire group? > > Mark > > On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, Pilot E-Mail wrote: > > > Mark, I took that data off the side of the shade,there is a ring with push > > fit to the Lens which screws to the shade. It is a gift to who ever needs > > it,for postage. > > Major > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Mark Langer <mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca> > > To: Pilot E-Mail <wwaechte@capecod.net> > > Cc: Mark Langer <mlanger@alfred.ccs.carleton.ca> > > Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 13:42 > > Subject: Re: 135mm > > > > > > > > > > Dear Major, > > > > > > I think that my 135mm f3.5 has a 48mm filter ring, or takes a 50mm slip on > > > cap and lens hood. I thought that the f4 took the same size. I'll have > > > to check the Canon Camera Museum website and get back to you in a couple > > > of days. Are you sure that it is for 135mm? as my 50mm Serenar takes the > > > same size diameter hood. > > > > > > At any rate, if it turns out that I can use it, what are you asking for > > > it, and how much for postage? > > > > > > Thanks for keeping me in mind. This is very thoughtful of you. > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > Pilot E-Mail writes: > > > > > > > > Hi Mark the Major again.Do you need a Lens Shade?I have a Cannon Lens > > Shade, > > > > SeriesVI, F: 4, 135mm,42mm Dia, you may have if it will fit. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Mark Langer <mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca> > > > > To: Noel H. Charchuk <nhcharch@calcna.ab.ca> > > > > Cc: <wwaechte@capecod.net>; <Fantoni@PHIBRED.COM>; <aghalide@panix.com>; > > > > <bah@c2i.net>; <bkarasek@videotron.ca>; <dmm@bronze.lcs.mit.edu>; > > > > <dwpost@msn.com>; <fergio@galactica.it>; <guirid@numerica.it>; > > > > <hans.pahlen@mark.komvux.se>; <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>; > > <jwthomas@erols.com>; > > > > <kobrins@wharton.upenn.edu>; <leicam2@flash.net>; > > <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>; > > > > <mvh@media.mit.edu>; <nhcharch@telusplanet.net>; <nwajsman@swing.be>; > > > > <ohlen@lightspeed.net>; <puma@hannover.sgh-net.de>; > > > > <ted@junior60.demon.co.uk>; <tomrice@netcom.com>; > > > > <walberg@simmons.swmed.edu>; <yaojkfdr@netvigator.com> > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 11:06 > > > > Subject: Re: 135mm > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey gang, > > > > > > > > > > Just received the 135mm f3.5 Canon lens that I bought on eBay for $52. > > > > > Judging a lens before using it is a bit like judging a book by its > > cover, > > > > > but once again I am very impressed by the build quality of the Canon > > > > > lenses. Another one with heavy chroming over brass, silky smooth > > > > > focussing action, etc. Certainly finished to Leica standards, as was > > > > > Bogdan's Nikkor 135 that I examined last week. As memory serves, it > > > > > doesn't seem quite as heavy as the Nikkor, although that may be due to > > the > > > > > fact that the Canon lens lacks the heavy tripod mount of the Nikkor. > > > > > > > > > > Given the prices of many of these Canon lenses and their quality of > > > > > finish, they seem like great bargains. For the price of the Soviet > > > > > lenses, their build quality seems miles ahead of the mechanics of the > > > > > Industar and Jupiter lenses. But then, maybe the Canon and Serenars > > > > > will turn out to be dogs as shooters. I'm picking up my first test > > roll > > > > > of the Serenar 50mm f1.9 tonight on the way home, so I'll have a > > better > > > > idea. > > > > > > > > > > So many lenses - so little time to shoot! > > > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Mark Langer > > > > > > > > > > Email address: mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Mark Langer > > > > > > Email address: mlanger@ccs.carleton..ca > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >