Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<DBaker9128@aol.com> wrote: > Do other Leica M owners on the LUG follow Davidson's practice > of mixing Contax with Leica? I do. But I use a pair of 1950s Contax cameras, IIa and IIIa, rather than the current G models. (I had a G2 for a couple years...awesome lenses but the lack of a proper manual focusing capability finally got to me and I gave it up.) My main Domke 803 usually contains a Contax IIa with 21 f/4.5 Zeiss Biogon, Leica M2 with 35 Summilux (pre-ASPH) and Leica IIIf with an LTM 50 f/1.5 Zeiss Sonnar. One of the Domke's pouches holds an LTM 50 f/3.5 Elmar that I sometimes use instead of the Sonnar or 'Lux. An alternate configuration consists of a 50 DR Summicron for the M2 and an LTM 35 f/2.8 Biogon for the IIIf. The other 803 has a Contax IIIa with 50 f/1.5 Opton Sonnar, a Leica M3 with 90 Summicron (late 80s version) and either a 135 f/4 Opton Sonnar for the Contax or a 135 f/4 Tele-Elmar for the M3. I don't use the 135s often but they're great to have handy when I need the reach. An alternate configuration here is the DR Summicron for the M3 and an 85 f/2 Sonnar for the Contax. I always decide which bag I'm taking and which lenses I'll be using before I go out. I hate changing lenses. :-) - -Dave-