Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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