Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I almost bought an LTM 35 Summicron but couldn't quite pull the trigger. I >guess for me LTM is the place to experiment...old Leitz cameras & lenses, >Zeiss war-time rarities, post-war Soviet copies, early Nikon & Canon >designs, the new Cosina Voigtl”nder products, etc. (Now some of these >experimentation lenses have displaced former "keepers" in my bag of >essential gear, but that's a whole nuther story.) A 35 'cron seems like the >odd man out in such company. If you're serious enough about Leica glass to >consider buying a current Summicron you probably also own an M camera (or >are about to buy one)...and so would logically get the M version of the >lens. >-Dave- I've got to say that I agree with the above. I use current Leica glass on my M6s, and vintage stuff on my IIIf. For me, the whole point of picking up a LTM camera was to be able to explore the old gear, which can still produce surprisingly good results. Guy - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html