Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I concur with Marc- although I've honestly never even *seen* the Adorama offering; but I recently picked up the Russar 21/5.6; it's slow but quite capable of delivering some fine images (if I can learn to tuck my right hand in tighter, keep getting one of my fingers in frame-!) I was shooting at the filming of a movie (I am also one of the actors!) all I had with me was my M6 and the 21 Russar- BTW the finder for this lens is SUPER! Built like a tank and has parrelex(sp?) correction! The shots I got are fine! It's all zone focus as it's not rangefinder coupled, but at f5.6 (wide open) you've got something like 4feet to infinity! Shameless plug: Watch for the release of the movie "Massholes" (that is the working title so far) I play the role of 'Rufus', a french canadien short order fry cook at the Clam Shack. I get to yell and swear at some kids. It's not "The Remains Of The Day" or"Life Is Beautiful" or even "Titanic" to be sure (more of a low budget "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" with more swearing), but, hey! How many people get to be in a movie at all? (Other folks appearing in movie: Boston comic Steve Sweeney (played the Fireman in "Something About Mary"), Lenny Clarke (played the Policeman in "Something About Mary"), Desmond Howard the romantic interest from "Joan of Arc", and a bunch of others.... regards, Bob Keene > >Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 19:27:21 -0400 >From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> >Subject: RE: [Leica] Ricoh 21mm lens? > >At 04:17 PM 8/19/1999 -0500, Greg.Chappell wrote: >>I just wish the Leica lens would work on my IIIF. I have a "21" (non-ASPH), >>& love it, but I probably will buy the 21 screw mount from Adorama at some >>point this year. If you're looking for something cheaper than the Leica >>lens, that one is probably the way to go. > >Absolutely not. It is a slow lens, but the 5.6/20 Russar MR-2 is "the way >to go". A better lens in all opitcal regards save speed. > >Marc > >msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 >Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! > >------------------------------