Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tom, Have you checked the lense for clearness, fogging, or general clarity? Put it up to a light and look through both ends carefully. If it passes that test then good picture taking. If not then go to the www.cameraquest.com web site and read about the Leica Thread Mount lenses to get an education as to your next lens or lenses. Steve At 09:58 PM 2/15/98 +0000, you wrote: >Hi there I am a new subscriber to this list. > >I have just bought a Leica lll at a camera fair here in the UK and I >intend to use it rather than put it into a display cabinet. It came >with a 50mm f3.5 Elmar. > >I have a Sekonic light meter which has completely different f stops and >shutter speeds to those on the camera so is it worth buying a Weston >meter to put on the <hotshoe>? My head is not quite upto trying to >convert and I have been setting approx equivalents. On a print film >this is not too bad but I don't think there is that much tolerance when >using slide film. > >Any comments on the camera would be gratefully received including some >advice on the next lens to look out for...I was thinking of a 35mm. >Tom Anderson (Leighton Buzzard, BEDS.,England) >Mailto:TomAnderson@beds.demon.co.uk > >