Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/08

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Subject: [Leica] 3.5 cm. Elmar
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 23:22:31 -0500
References: <00d601cad739$2b6382d0$822a8870$@net><l2w19b6d42d1004081229l56214eb2la0d44aba13e93d2f@mail.gmail.com><010d01cad77d$57229b10$0567d130$@net> <55F1C43F-C146-4125-BE52-2D477346BB2C@usjet.net>
 
Bob,

Haven't owned one, but did some research on them. Reportedly somewhat soft, 
by today's standards, and often found with haze.  I bought a Russian lens 
instead.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Meier" <robertmeier at usjet.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] 3.5 cm. Elmar


> Does anyone have any experience with the old 3.5 cm. Elmar, an LTM  lens 
> from the 30's and 40's?   Is it a decent lens, or not?
>
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Replies: Reply from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] 3.5 cm. Elmar)
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