Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alastair Firkin wrote: > I could have had it much cheaper and painted the front of the lens > black, but it somehow didn't feel right. > XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX > > Goodmorning Horst, > > Of course, you could have searched for a black 65 like mine ;-) I was > always told the silver ones were more valuable, but this makes me feel > better. > > Cheers > > Alastair Firkin Good evening Alastair, From what I've read, the black ones are slightly better optically. However I don't think there is much difference. I would have liked to have a black version, but both times when I bought mine, it was the silver version. Anyway, the gadget I made for it, also shields the chrome reflections of the camera. By the way, I said, I used a M3, that was not right, it was a M1, which I bought as a user camera. I use it for all my close-up stuff with the Visoflex permanently attached. That way I can have all the Visoflex and bellows stuff together and use my other cameras for normal picture taking. Regards, Horst Schmidt. N.B. Ill be up for a while yet, because i'm gonna watch the Formula 1. It's on at about 11.00 O'clock tonight. Its a delayed broadcast. So I want be listening to any news until then.