Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alex, I have a IIIf, a Minolta 35 Model II and a Canon 7 in LTM mount, with a Summitar 50 f2, a 90 Elmar f4 and a Canon 50 f1.4. I find the IIIf extremely fiddly to use, and reach out for the Canon most often, I think it really is a much better body. Even the plain vanilla Minolta, because of its combined rangefinder/viewfinder is easier to use than the IIIf.... Cheers Jayanand Govindaraj Chennai, India Mark Langer wrote: >Sounds to me like we should be reviving the Screw Leica Users' Group. > >Mark > >On 1/12/06, Richard Coutant <rhc3vt@hotmail.com> wrote: > > >>Alex - I have a Leica I, a II, a IIIa, and a IIIc. A couple of these are >>in >>use almost all the time. They get used a lot more than my M2 and my M4-2. >>I generally use Zeiss lenses, an f1.5/5cm or f2/8.5cm Sonnar, or a >>collapsible Elmar if I want to carry one in my pocket. >> >>Richard >> >> >> >> >>>From: Alex Hurst <corkflor@iol.ie> >>>Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>>Subject: [Leica] Is there anyone out there using/interested in LTM? >>>Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:52:15 +0000 >>> >>>Hi folks. >>> >>>I log in and out of the LUG periodically. Sometimes it seems to be more >>> >>> >>or >> >> >>>less OT, sometimes not. >>> >>>My question is whether anyone out there is really using/interested in LTM >>>cameras/lenses. They may be old, but that's where the whole 35mm thing >>>started. >>> >>>Best >>>Alex >>> >>>-- >>>Alex & Carmel Hurst >>>Waterfall >>>Near Cork >>>Ireland >>> >>>Tel: +353 21 454 3328 >>>Mobile: +353 87 245 7048 >>>Work: +353 21 427 0907 >>>email: corkflor@iol.ie >>>Home Pages: http://www.iol.ie/~corkflor >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >