Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Curt Miller wrote: > > Hi - > > I just bought a beautiful, thoroughly overhauled, completely upgraded (the > four "defects" were replaced) 1969 Leicaflex SL. I went this route to > expand my use of Leica optics beyond 90, at the long end, and below 28 at > the wide end. I really do not enjoy using a 135 on my Ms. Anyway, I'm > trying to figure out which of the wide angle lenses will work. I have tried > to reconcile the info in "Leica Lens Practice" by Dennis Laney with the > lenses mentioned in the article by Dick Gilcreast in "Viewfinder" 28-2. > Specifically: is there any such thing as a 19/2.8 Emarit-R? If so, it's not > mentioned by Laney but is advertised used by an advertiser in "Shutterbug." > If it's for real, will it work? Will any 21 other than the 4.0 work. Which > of all of the 21s and 19s are the best performers? > > Thanks for any help. Your comments are always helpful. > > Regards, > > Curt Curt; I own one of the new style 19mm elmarit's. A very nice lens, and it is a "3-cammer" (it will work on either SL's or R bodies. Dave Stedman