Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] What non-leica wide angle to get?
From: Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 17:25:17

At 22:23 27/03/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Hello all.
>I can't run out and get another Leica lens right now.  I just picked up
>a 50mm DR Summicron and a 90mm 2.8 Tele-Elmarit and my lens fund is
>quickly dwindling for the month...HOWEVER, if you were to be forced to
>hunt for a wide angle lens in the 21, 24 or 28mm world and it couldn't
>be a Leica but wanted it for your M camera (Maybe a screw mount? I don't
>know..) AND if you were going to a small camera show on Sunday....what
>would you recommend to hunt for?
>Any suggestions would truly be appreciated.
>Thanks
>Gabe

Something Russian or Ukrainian would be an idea- in Leica screw mount (and
therefore requiring an adaptor) there is a 28mm (approx f6- I can't
remember exactly) Orion which is very small. And the 20mm/5.6 Russar. All
the usual provisos for Russian lenses apply- try for a recent one if
posssible and check that the focusing and aperture ring work smoothly.
Remember that  you may need a viewfinder- one should come with the Russar.

Joe Berenbaum