Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>At 11:11 PM 3/5/02 -0800, you wrote: >>Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 18:03:27 +1100 >>From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> >>Subject: [Leica] Re: 40mm Summicron on other M mount cameras >>I can --- works fine, both in Minolta and Leica elmar c >>configurations. I use the latter now on M3, M6 both .72 and .85 sans >>problems. >>> BTW the 40 Summicron is a very nice lens, compact and produces the >>>usual saturated Leica look. >>Agree completely, it was one of the 3 reasons I got hooked on the >>rangefinder as my major camera, the other two being the 28 and the >>90mm lenses for the CLE >>>About my 40 Summicron, I dropped it one night about 6 feet off a >>>stone wall to the pavement below while taking pictures of the bridge >>>across the Danube between Buda and Pest. >>VERY clumsy Howard. Some notable people have flung themselves off >>bridges in that area as I recall. > >Thanks Alastair, ;-). >Now who flung themselves off what bridge? And shall we start a >thread about the terrible things we have done to our Leicas? (Maybe >time to recycle Ted's cows**t story) Best to Helen, >Cheers, >Howard. perhaps we should talk this over in person -- I would love to spend a week in HK (when JY has the m7's ) Helen too sends her regards, and would love another episode with Esther ;-) Now that needs to be stopped. Cheers - -- Alastair Firkin http://www.afirkin.com http://www.familyofman2.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html