Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, let me tell you that on the same ideea I am using a Zeiss Planar 50/1.4 on a Yashica FX-2 ($200 vs $75) and it is woking good, as the meter is dead and I have to use my Luna Pro SBC to figure out how much light I need to let inside this box each time I open the door (the front one, called shutter) All modern Contaxes are electronic release (RTS=Real Time System) and will have trouble in cold weather, especially the ones without a winding lever! There you have another L bracket! Lucian On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Mark Rabiner wrote: > Jeremy Kime wrote: > snip > > Having said all that, some would argue that the 'raison d'etre' of > > purchasing a Leica is to use the finest optics available so you may wish to > > save up for a genuine Leitz/Leica lens, they start at quite reasonable > > prices. > > > > Jem > snip > > > is there any other brand of lenses that fit onto an M6 besides the > > > ones from leica (preferably cheaper too)? > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > > Spend all your money on the best glass you'd like and whatever's left > over for a camera!? > Not completely stupid advise! I've taken that one step further and > taught that the camera is an L connector that connects the best glass to > the best tripod. But that's another kettle of fish which I'd hate to get stirring. > And I'm real happy when my L connector has a meter in it. > Mark Rabiner >