Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] need help with lens
From: Mike Durling <durling@cox.net>
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 20:47:01 -0500
References: <BBEFD89E.13DB2%telyt@earthlink.net>

Is this the famous lens that was advertised as "the girl watcher lens" 
in all of the magazines years ago?

I always assumed that they were no good.

Mike D

> 
> I think you'd be better off with a Spiraton Plura-coat 400mm f/6.3.  They
> can be found on ebay and they'll often sell for under $100.  You'll also
> need a Leica-R T-mount adapter, about $20.  If the t-mount adapter has a nul
> cam your metering will work fine.  If not you may need to apply some
> exposure compensation; for example the R4s and R4sP need +1.5 stops
> compensation when used with anything that doesn't have the 3rd nul cam.
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com

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