Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jul 20, 2006, at 8:41 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote: > I have to admit, for me, it's the red dot syndrome. > > They weigh a ton. They are archaic. They only take Leitz lenses > (i.e. the do NOT take Rodagons or Componons or el-Nikkors). > > I only hope that after I buy one, use it, get fed up with it, it is > still coveted by someone and I can recover my cost. > > regards > Vick > I don't understand why the Focomat IIC only takes Leitz lenses. It would seem that any 50 mm lens that uses the 39 mm mount would focus just as well with the standard enlarger cam as a Leitz lens. Are you sure this isn't a piece of marketing department FUD? Larry Z