Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Dr. Blacktape (Yes, the name has been legally changed)feels compelled to >comment on all the excitement about the cheap new 15 and 25 mm screwmount >lenses: > >Why not buy a 25 and finder instead of a Leica 24 and finder at at least >three times the price? Several reasons, but the most obvious is that while >the inexpensive 25 may be a reasonably good lens, it is not rangefinder >coupled... dr., so these are basically 'depth-of-field-scale focussing' lenses? there will be no visible rangefinder alignment in the viewfinder when focussing? has any one using either of these two lenses found this to be a problem/advantage in any way? guy (who's embarrassed to admit he hadn't thought about this!)