Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 135/4.5 Hektor was manufactured from 1933 to 1966 with very little changes except coating after the war. It was & is a fair lens for its price & time but with the advent of reflex cameras, the interest in the 135mm focal length dropped & so did the prices. They are easy to come by in both LTM & M mnts for about $125 to $225 and can't compare with the Elmar or Elmarit but have served the needs of many top photographers for many years. I personally have sold all 7 of the ones that I offered through the Leica Historical Society Catalog, mainly due to a fine article by Dick Gilcreast that revived interest in them just a few months ago, but if you can afford it - go for the Elmar or Elmarit. Marvin Moss ================================================== In a message dated 97-10-10 18:40:35 EDT, you write: << Why are these Hektor much cheaper than elmarit, summicrons, etc??? === Julio Vergara M. Monteclaro 129 Chacarilla Surco-Lima PERU julio.vergara@rocketmail.com T.435-5723