Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Industar was: my poor m6!
From: Bernard Cousineau <flatbroke@sympatico.ca>
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 18:03:36 -0400
References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0108021043180.2269-100000@bokeh.pdi.com>
 
"Juan J. Buhler" wrote:
> BTW, I see that on one of the pictures (the M6 is wearing a Mont Blanc
> costume, was that for the LUG Halloween Ball?) you have an Industar
> 55mm f2.8 on it.  What do you think of this lens?  There's someone
> selling them new for a song on ebay right now.
> 
> Thanks,

Are they including the Fed 5 body with them? I bought mine (Fed 5 and 55/2.8) for about $20 (plus postage from Ukraine). The lens tests very well, but it is quite rough feeling. For the money, I can't complain at all.
It's also a great conversation piece.

Bernard
In reply to: Message from "Juan J. Buhler" <jbuhler@pdi.com> (Re: [Leica] my poor m6!)