Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jacques Leonard wrote: > >Seeing the message about new Bessa L's going for $129 from B&H, it occurred > >to me to think of my old 20/5.6 Russar -- a great little lens, once I found > >one that actually worked, but it has rear elements that protrude quite deep > >into the body. Has anyone on the list tried one of these on the Bessa L? > >I'm wondering (a) if the rear end clears the shutter, and (b) if it meters > >correctly. mounting it should be no problem, correct metering doubtful, though I have not tried it. Stephen > > > > >-P. > > Patrick, > > This is a great idea. I hope someone can tell us if it could work. I do > have a 20mm Russar and mine is also a very fine example of this lens. I > would realy like to put it permanently on a body so I could stick with my > 35, 50 and 90 on my Leica. > > Maybe Stephen Gandy could help us? > > Or meanwhile, maybe we can find something about that in his great website. > > Go see: http://www.cameraquest.com/voigtbl.htm > > for more on the Bessa L. > > Regards, > > Jacques Leonard > =============== > j.leonarddesigner@videotron.ca > web site: > jlda-design.com