Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Me too! I love my Summitar with barn doors and IIIf >combination. Ive >feeling very "retro" lately and often go out with a >IIIf, Summitar, 35mm >Summaron, a 135mm/3.5 Canon lens and a Weston Master V >or Zeiss Ikophot >meter while the Ms and Summicrons sit at home. >Strange. >Jim Licquia I agree Jim. I have an M3, a IIIf and a G2 and often find myself using the IIIf with the 50mm Summitar even though it is clearly the least convenient of the lot. I have the first of the Leica meters which mounts on top and after a repair by Quality Light Metric (thanks, Marc) is dead on. There is just something about it that draws me to it...it is a mechanical jewel that is really fun to use. Its size, especially with the tinymeter, makes it an ideal camera to take on quick trips. While it may be my unpracticed eye, I really cannot see much difference between the Summitar and my collapsible Summicron, aat least with B&W. At the end of the day, I really cannot explain why I like using it. But, I really do not have to. Steve _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com