Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just got a 135 MM Elmarit from Don Chatterton (great service, by the way). I am running a test roll through it now. Obviously a key factor is how the test roll turns out. I guess I am a little bothered by the viewfinder and rangefinder - it doesn't have the snap of the "native" view, without the "bug-eyes". Also, it is a bit harder to focus with the rangefinder - it doesn't seem to have the contrast. Another problem is you can't put it on unless you unsnap the neverready case. My question is this. Does a more modern 135 MM that couples without the bug-eyes present a snappier view, or are the bright-lines so small that it makes it hard to frame and focus? I have a .72 viewfinder. Don indicated that I was using a magnified 90 MM view and that that was desirable over the much smaller 135 MM brightlines. This lens was about 1/3 the price of a F3.4 APO 135 MM lens. Any comments? - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html