Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:18 PM 9/20/01 +0000, Edward Mortimer wrote: >I have recently been offered this lens fairly cheap. I know its pretty old, >quite big(for a 135mm), and not exactly fast. But has anyone used this lens? >What are the results like? It seems so cheap for a Leica lens (£75) that i >thought i should buy it. If the optics are okay it might come in useful. And >the 135mm is one lens I do not yet have. >Any feedback most welcome. I'm not certain what you mean by "quite big" -- Leitz never cottoned to "telephoto" designs and used long-focus lenses (that is, the lens is actually 135mm long, less the 28.8mm of the body's optical registration, while a "telephoto" design, such as the 4/135 Jupiter-11, would be optically and physically compressed.) 75 pounds sterling is a bit high for a Hektor. The design is not distinguished by today's standards, though it is quite a capable performer - -- soft wide-open, but reasonably sharp stopped down, and with fair contrast through its range. If you want a user, I'd look for a decent Jupiter-11! Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html