Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/17

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Subject: [Leica] LUG Digest, Vol 42, Issue 191
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:18:09 -0400
 
These are the ones with the nickel barrels?
I think nickels are heavy.

That's my 5 cents.


Mark William Rabiner



> From: Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at verizon.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:21:47 -0400
> To: <lug at leica-users.org>
> Cc: Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG Digest, Vol 42, Issue 191
> 
> I've never used the Canon 135/4 LTM lens but I own and regularly use a
> Canon 135/3.5 LTM lens with an adapter on my M3. I think that they are
> essentially the same lens. It takes wonderful pictures but, as several
> have said, it is very heavy. The Canon Lens  Guide drawings show it to
> a 4 element long focus lens, the center group being a solid glass
> cylinder. No wonder it weighs a lot. It focuses adequately with the M3
> but probably should be stopped down with rangefinders of  lesser
> magnification.
> 
> Larry Z
In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at verizon.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] LUG Digest, Vol 42, Issue 191)