Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey thanks Didier. I have received a number of really helpful responses on this. Exactly as I expected from the friendly LUG. My f4 135 Elmar M left Singapore for Australia today. Another happy global seller and buyer ;-). Just about to order a camera bag from South Africans based in France, as well. Two of my M lenses from USA so far. Did you decipher my obtuse Australian colloquialism earlier? "Grinning like a big muddie", means to be very content/pleased, like a large crustacean (mud crab) which is a delicacy akin to lobster/ crayfish in flavour. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Didier Ludwig Sent: Saturday, 29 July 2006 21:55 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] basic older M lens question Hoppy I own a LTM Canon 3.5/135 (late version, black, not Serenar) I had acquired for less than 100 bucks, original hood included. The lens is sharp, has a soft bokeh, but there are two minus opoints I would not conceal: - Contrast is a bit low - needs some postproduction pushing (in wet or digital lab) - when focusing, the front barrel with the aperture ring turns with - something one really needs to get used with it. On my sample, the aperture ring is additionally a bit stiff, so if I change the aperture, I need to hold the focus barrel with the other hand if I want to keep the focus. For occasional use the canon 135 is ok. But the Elmar 135 has definitely the better handling. Depends a bit on your budget which you prefer. I do not use the canon 135 on the M6 often because of the small viewfinder area. It works much better on the Canon VT deluxe which has the genious parallax correction system for external finders and an inbuilt rapidgrip. This is my sports shooting RF gear... Didier >I'm looking at getting an inexpensive 135mm for occasional use on my M6 .85. _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information