Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard Clompus wrote: > > Dear Leica Users, > > I am considering the purchase of a Zeiss Hologon - wide angle now available > for the Contax and then have it modified for my M6. Has any one out there > actually used this lens? I would like to try one for a weekend but haven't > asked my dealer for a loaner on a Contax. > > Thanks for your reply. > > Richard Clompus > Pennsylvania, USA The lens has had great test reviews in the magazines, although I have no experience with it. The cost of a conversion has been excessive, more than the cost of a M6 body! Unless you can get a great deal on the conversion, it would be much cheaper, as well as more versatile, if you just kept a Contax body for that lens. Stephen Gandy