Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Good old lenses
From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 17:43:20 +0200

Dennis Painter wrote:

> If you don't already have a 135 and no 'plans' to get one then its worth
> $175 to 'try it out'

That is exactly what I did.

> I recently got one for about that price, perfect glass and came with a
> hood to boot. Works great on the M6HM and the images are better than I
> expected.  It has made me reconsider using the 135 on the M.  Granted I
> think the HM finder makes it much more usable.

I use mine on the M3, and certainly with the 0.9 viewfinder magnification it
provides, the lens is highly usable.


Nathan Wajsman
Overijse, Belgium

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