Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Has anyone tried using a 135/2.8 Elmarit-M with goggles on a camera fitted > with the > new 1.25x magnifier? Hello Emanuel: Got the same question. I don't use the 135 focal length that much and I'm considering going back to the 135/4 Elmar of late 50s-early60s. It's much much lighter and produces excellent images as it's a long-focus design, not a true telephoto. I find the 135/2,8 Emarit-M bulky, unwieldy and too heavy though optically excellent. Thus I'd be carrying around much less weight for the occasional need for 135mm. Until now, the inhibition in using the Elmar has been focussing. With the magnifier, that's gone. ................................ I did just that a few years ago. The big 135/2.8 with eyes was too much to travel with.(Why use an M camera and pack a big load?) I replaced it with a 135/4 Tele-Elmar. It works much better for me because I will probably have it when I need it. I can focus the M3 without a magnifier, so far... Bill Lawlor - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html