Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/15

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Subject: [Leica] FS Friday (late)
From: Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 13:51:30 -0400

Why am I always waiting for Friday and forgetting what it was I wanted to list?!

Canon 135/3.5 (diamond E-P) LTM black lens $75ppd US.
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One of the best  135/3.5s ever made, this one focuses to 3.5 feet.  User barrel (ok except for the paint wear to the focus and aperture rings).  Glass is very clean, a couple of microscopic cleaning marks (barely visible even when viewed from the back end of the lens - and that's a ton of magnification - against a strong light).  No haze, fungus or oil on blades.  Focusing is smooth, click stop aperture is solid.  Interior flat black finish is perfect (this is just as much of a potential flare source as any cleaning mark).  RF coupling is accurate.  Think of it as an APO Telyt 135/3.4 with 90%+ of the performance at 1/30 of the price. Includes Canon front cap, generic black E-P rear metal cap, 48mm UV, 48-49mm stepup ring, 48mm incident diffuser adapter for use with TTL bodies.  Also fits M bodies with the 35/135 adapter ring (which is NOT included at this price).

And as an option, or if the lens sells, a mint 48mm Leitz chrome orange filter (for Summicron 90, Canon 50/1.4, Nikkor 85/2, etc) $15 plus postage (~$2).