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Subject: [Leica] Voigtldr 50mm 3.5 Heliar with the Leica M240 ?
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 11:33:54 -0800
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On Feb 11, 2014, at 10:59 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> The world is awash in slow, rare 50's that fit Leica in some fashion, but a
> collapsing one is a disaster waiting to happen, especially on a digital
> camera.


totally agree


and so, the questions...


s



> 
> 
> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at 
> gmail.com>wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On Feb 10, 2014, at 10:07 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> What's special about this lens, anyway? It is slow, and there are plenty
>> of other 50mm for the Leica M bodies.
>> 
>> sharp, small, light, unusual even rare?.
>> 
>> many other too wonderful 50?s  , ask Jeffery.
>> 
>> 
>> s
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Nathan
>>> 
>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>> Alicante, Spain
>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu
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>>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>>> 
>>> YNWA
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Feb 10, 2014, at 11:51 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Feb 10, 2014, at 2:21 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> This has nothing to do with 'adventurous'.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Measure it and you will KNOW.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I've shot with the Heliar (Tom Abrahamsson's) on the M8, and don't
>> recall any problems.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> no problems with the M8 or M9 but unknown for the M 240....measurements
>> are very ! close, if they are a tiny bit off you will eat your words... so
>> be extremely careful, my solution, tape and a rubber band, lock the lens
>> fully extended...
>>>> 
>>>> better safe than sorry
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> s
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Sonny
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