Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]...or: if the budget is that tight, why not sell whatever M body the lens is to be mounted on, buy a Voigtlander Bessa R2 (available in the U.S. for under $500 new) and then buy a second-hand Leica 28mm with the proceeds? Nathan Jem Kime wrote: > Kelvin, > I've a fair bit of experience in searching for cheap, non-Leitz, wide-angle, > Leica-fit lenses. > But the outlook is not good within your budget. > The Russian Orion is the most likely offering (though its rarely seen here > in the UK below 100 UKP, approx 160 USD) and according to Tom A a far from > poor performer. > The Canon and Kobalux (Bower, Avenon, Pasoptik) lenses are unlikely to be > found at your price unless they're very used/abused or the owner doesn't > know what they're worth. > You can forget Angenieux! And the Minolta lens is rarely seen (here) below > 250 UKP/400 USD even in the condition mentioned. > The one remaining option I can think of is the Komura 28/3.5 of which I've > owned a couple, both of which cost me less than 100 USD, but their > performance was the worst in all the lenses I've mentioned. > Perhaps the most cost effective consideration would be the purchase of an > SLR lens whcih could then be adapted to fit (albeit without rangefinder > coupling) to the Leica fit. A good M42 lens, such as a Pentax Takumar, along > with the screw to screw adapter (available through people like SRB for > around 20 UKP) would make a quite usable lens at a minimum cost. > regards, > Jem > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "kelvin" <kelvinlee@pacific.net.sg> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 4:45 PM > Subject: [Leica] Leica TM39 , 28mm lens alternatives? > > > >>Any suggestions on an el-cheapo but decent performing >>screwmount 28mm lens? >> >>The soviets didn't make anything quite as legendary as >>their Jupiter-12, and the Orion 28/6.3 (which I have) is >>a so-so performer. Not willing to spend on a voightlander >>28/3.5 at the moment... are there other alternatives to look >>out for, preferably not more than US$100 ? >> >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch mobile: +41 78 732 1430 Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html