Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm expecting my Jupiter 8 and 12 lenses in LTM to arrive next week. I picked up a small and mint condition Nikon 35/3.5 lens in LTM at a local dealer today after he dropped the unreasonable initial asking price to a number that is FMV. It will be interesting to compare the results from Russian, early Japanese and early German glass. Regards, Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: pswango@att.net Date: Saturday, January 28, 2006 6:27 pm Subject: [Leica] Fedka > I just received the Elmar copy I ordered from Fedka. It arrived > exactly as described and is several times better finished and more > functional than the other Soviet "Elmar" I have. Focus is > accurate and smooth, glass is clean and clear, collapsing works as > it should. For $35, a bargain IMO. Now I have to test it out on > a camera. More later ... > > However, I'm not sure I'd call it an Elmar copy. The rear element > is a bit smaller in diameter than my 1950 Leitz Elmar and the > diaphragm is just in front of the rear glass rather than just > behind the front glass, as in a true Elmar. My other FSU Elmar is > the same. Considering that the pedigree of the FSU lenses runs > through Zeiss and not Leitz, I'm wondering if it's not a Tessar > copy, at least optically. (Not that it matters.) I'll try to > snoop around on the Vade Mecum CD and see what I can find out. > Anyone here know more? > > -- > Phil Swango > 307 Aliso Dr SE > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > http://pswango.smugmug.com/ > pswango(at)att.net > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >