Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>"Zeiss/Contax RF Lens Adapter to Leica RF" for $499.50 >in their ad in "popular photography". Does anyone know more >about this adapter? Is it for Zeiss "G" lenses or the former [snip] >REPLY: > >Yes, the price sounds high. But...Given that you can find the Contax 21 >2.8 - with finder - for about $1000 new, and given that the lens is supposed >to be every bit as good as the 21 ASPH...it could be quite a bargain.... I don't believe that this is for the G lenses unless it incorporates some kind of a focus mechanism as the G lenses only have elecronic focusing, if I remember correctly. OTOH, if does have a focus mechanism tis might account for the high price Dick Hemingway Norman, OK