Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 11/13/04 10:49 AM, "Jean Louchet" <jean.louchet@inria.fr> typed: > > Hi, > > if interested in lenses weights, I have measured and collected some, they > are on one of my web pages > > http://fractales.inria.fr/~louchet/perso/masses.html > > (written in French and partly translated into English) > > The lightest L39 lens I know is the Russian ORION-15, 6/28mm at 61 grams. > Probably not the best 28 around, or the fastest :-) but very acceptable > pics. With the L39 to M adapter (12 grams) it weighs 73 grams (without > cap). Ultra-slim, very handy on a pre-M leica or Zorki in the pocket. > Canon Serenars are on the heavy side (e.g. 577 grams for the 2/85 without > caps, hood or M adapter). I would bet that the lightest genuine leica lens > is an old, L39, low aperture 28 or 35mm. > > I don't know the weight of the Summicron-M 2/40 but its very close > equivalent M-Rokkor 2/40 weighs 104 grams, so the R3a should weigh roughly > about 24 grams more than the CL and 44 grams more than the CLE. About the > weight of two 36-exp. film cartridges. > > Jean > ------------------------------------------ > > On 11/12/04 2:32 PM, "Douglas Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net> typed: > >> Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: >> >>>> >>>> CL : 121x76x32 for 510gr with 40/2 >>>> R3a :135.5x81x 33.5mm, 430 grams (w/o lens) >>>> >> >>> 80 grams lighter!! (2.8 oz) >> >> The R3a weight is w/o lens. I bet a 40/2 weighs more than 2.8 oz. >> >> > Oops > > My 40mm Summicron weighs 4 oz on my kitchen scale. > Rubber hood .5 oz. > > Is there a lighter Leica lens? It's sure lighter than Karen's silver > collapsible Elmar 50 current. > > Mark Rabiner > Photography > > Nice charts!! "The Gun Serenar 2/85 is in the cabbages" A delightful French idiom which means "out in left field"????!? Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/