Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Recently discontinued for the new 135, the f2.8s all came with eyes attached. I believe it raised the 90 frame lines and magnified the viewfinder and rangefinder to improve ones' ability to focus. Big, heavy, and, in my experience, not a great performer. Unless you need the speed, save some money and buy a recent f4/135, a great lens by any measure, though I am told it doesn't perform up to the quality of the recent 3.4. See Irwin's site for a better evaluation. Buzz Hausner > Hi, > > I saw a lens today that confused me, and I haven't been able to dig up > any information on it in The Usual Places. > > It was an M lens, 135/2.8, pretty big, and it had a set of eyes > attached to it. Asking price was $695 or so. > > I didn't know that the 135's come with eyes. Is it an after-market > thing, or normal? Will they work on my M6HM, are they redundant, or > are they downright wrong? > > g. >