Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > Chandos Michael Brown Assoc. Prof., History and American Studies College of William and Mary http:www.wm.edu/CAS/ASP/faculty/brown