Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] sm canon 35
From: Chandos Michael Brown <cmbrow@mail.wm.edu>
Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 20:10:28 -0400

You could do a lot worse than the Canon 35/1.8.  I've used one for many 
years w/ very satisfactory results and for a couple of hundred bucks or 
less, it's a real bargain in SM lenses.

Lot's of examples on my website--lens mounted on a IIIf.

Chandos


At 09:53 PM 5/5/99 +0100, you wrote:
>Jonathan,
>The Serenar lenses that Canon made were older than the solely 'Canon' badged
>lenses and as such are the less good lenses to use - fine for collecting!
>The 35mm lens which is the one to seek (by Canon) is the F2 version, not 1.5,
>1.8, 2.8, or 3.2. These are viewed as some as comparable to Summicron quality
>and sell for about half their value. I wouldn't spend your money on this lens
>but save and wait.
>
>Jem
>======================
>
>Jonathan Boulter wrote:
>
> > Greetings All!
> >
> > Recently I found a 35mm canon serenar f3.2 lens in a local camera shop. 
> It's
> > going for about half the price of a summaron and seems to be in OK shape.
> > I've never seen one of these before and wonder if I should pick it up or
> > leave it alone...  I've looked, but can find no info on it.
> >
> > Also, can a leicameterMR be repaired??
> >
> > Thanks in advance!!
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
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Chandos Michael Brown
Assoc. Prof., History and American Studies
College of William and Mary

http:www.wm.edu/CAS/ASP/faculty/brown