Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'll chime in - I find this complaint beyond "silly." Buy an adapter, stick it on the lens - and forget about it. Why in God's name should an independent lens manufacturer produce two lines at added expenses, when they can produce one lens that will mount on the 18 zillion screw mount cameras out there, AND mount with an adapter on the M mount bodies? B. D. P. S. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ANY AND ALL LUGGERS WHO ARE CELEBRATORS!! :-) -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Frank Filippone Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 10:36 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: RE: [Leica] Cosina/Voigtlander 18mm f:4 ? I think it is pretty obvious that having an adapter is "silly". It is a piece of equipment that is not really necessary compared to machining a M rear lens mount on the LTM lenses, or even permanently gluing one on) , it is inconvenient, and it sticks to the bodies, and must, at times, be removed using the equivalent of a wrench ( the back of CERTAIN Leica M mount back caps). Remember, these are M cameras with M mounts, not M cameras with built in LTM adapters on front. I realize that you represent the CV company as a distributor of theirs. You have done an excellent job of promoting their products. But there remains a practical issue of consumer friendliness. LTM lenses with an adapter are not consumer friendly to M users. Useable, yes, but not friendly. Personally, I would pay extra NOT to have to use the adapters. I bet there are others out there that feel the same way...... Feel free to chime in now, gang...... CV Lenses with M mounts are preferred over LTM lenses with M adapters......for use on a M camera. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information