Re: [Leica] Favorite screw-mount Leicas and lenses

["Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com>]

Of note is the fact that the viewfinder has four triangles which mark the
corners for 90mm coverage.   The 85mm or the 90mm lenses can be used without
an auxiliary viewfinder.

For the many years that I used the IIIg that I own, I found my eye connected
the four corners and I could use my 90mm Elmar effectively.

The IIIg is a great evolutionary result for the LTM.

Roland Smith
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Favorite screw-mount Leicas and lenses


> Hello B.D.,
>
> Split eye piece. Before I started to use the camera I thought that would
be
> a big problem. But once I used it, it became very natural to make a minute
> shift to get to the composing eye piece and sometimes I don't even look
> through the composing frame, just expose. The focus eye piece takes a
little
> bit of time to get use to, but, now I believe that the focus is more
> accurate and easier to use than the M. My only proof (to myself) is that
the
> in focus results with using the Nikor 85/2.0 are much more so than when I
> use the 90/2.8 on my M. So now I use the 111G dedicated to the 85/2.0. A
big
> plus of the 85/2.0 is that it is only slightly larger than the 50/1.4.
>
> I am not trying to sell anybody on the virtues of the LTM but they are
truly
> an amazing camera and I love the 'jewel' like quality.
>
> Steve
> Annapolis
>
>
> > Steve - forgive my lack of basic Leica knowledge - but - does the IIIg
have
> > a single viewfinder/rangefinder eye piece, or is it like the IIIc and
other
> > LTMs with the split eye piece?
> >
> > B. D.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Steve
> > LeHuray
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 1:40 PM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Favorite screw-mount Leicas and lenses
> >
> >
> >> Good day to all;
> >>
> >> I have recently become quite involved in acquiring and using several
> >> screw-mount Leicas and am curious as to whether members of this list
are
> >> using them regularly.
> >>
> >> What are your favorite models and lenses and why?
> >>
> >> And here are some questions for Erwin.
> >> What in your opinion and from your extensive testing is the best of the
> >> 50mm LTM lenses?  How do the oldest of the 50 mm Elmars compare with
the
> >> last of the breed?
> >>
> >> Best wishes to all, Mike
> >>
> >>
> > My favourite LTM is the Leica 111G which i use almost as much as my M
> > cameras. My favourite lens, by far, is the Nikor 85/2.0. A very small
lens
> > compared to the Summicron 90/2.0 and produces stunning images. Nikon
> > out-Leicaed Leica with this lens.
> >
> > Steve
> > Annapolis
> >
>
>