Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] First 28mm M lens
From: "Andreas Frijdal" <frijdal@tin.it>
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 20:27:47 +0100

dear lug friends

I am going to warsaw and I read some mails about warsaw. are there any real
bargains, or is it all to risky. where is GEILDA?

thanks in advance

andreas







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- -----Original Message-----
From: Gabe Sachs <egabe@ix.netcom.com>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: 26 November 1998 20:09
Subject: Re: [Leica] First 28mm M lens


>I recently bought oneof the old ones with a tiny mark on the back element
that
>is not noticeable at all.  I love this lens.  It's really great.  I was
given
>the chance to try it out for a while before paying for it because she knew
>that it would be hard to sell with a small mark on it.  Well, I've tried it
>out and it is really wonderful.  I don't know about the lens you have but I
>think you'll be happy with that lens if you get it.  Especially at that
price.
>
>Good Luck
>Gabe
>
>Jeremy Kime wrote:
>
>> Guys, girls,
>> This is my first post like this but I could appreciate some advice.
>>
>> There's a cheap 28mm Elmarit-M (1st version) for 350GBP for sale
(USD$580)
>> and I'm wondering about replacing my Ricoh 28mm lens (from the GR1).
>>
>> Does anyone have experiences with both? I would have thought that the
>> differences would be negligible, though I'd expect later 28mm Elmarits to
>> outsmart the Ricoh. (I've read Erwin's pages and he reckons the Elmarit
is
>> good from f5.6 but low in contrast till then.)
>>
>> On the positive side I'll have a Leitz lens and feel content (subjective
>> psychologically good reason), on the negative side I know its heavier and
>> bulkier (objective bad reason) and will need a session on 'the grinding
>> wheel' before I can meter with it on the M6.
>>
>> Finally, does anyone have an old 28mm Elmarit-M they want to sell cheaper
>> than the price/s above?
>> And might anyone want a (rare black) Ricoh GR 28mm lens?
>>
>> Jem
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