Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/24

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Subject: [Leica] 135 Elmar on M8
From: cummer at netvigator.com (Howard Cummer)
Date: Thu May 24 20:18:59 2007
References: <200705250244.l4P2hH2F001874@server1.waverley.reid.org>

I have an old 135 Elmar bought from Bill Bagnell in LA about 20 years  
ago for US$250 which works very well on my M8. I just center the  
picture on the rangefinder square and chimp from there to get the  
framing I like,
Cheers
Howard
(in Bali this week)
On 25 May 2007, at 10:44 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:

> Message: 26
> Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 21:05:05 -0500
> From: "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] 135mm lens
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Message-ID: <9b678e0705241905j19eacd7ap28c250dfb2b9066@mail.gmail.com>
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> Bernardo,
> I have had really good luck with the 135 APO visually using the 90  
> frame
> lines and coming in a little.  It does work better with the  
> magnifier as
> well.  I think for most purposes the 135 Elmar last design will  
> work almost
> as well at a small fraction of the price.
>
> On 5/24/07, bernardo feio <bernardofeio@yahoo.com.br> wrote:
>>
>>   Hello
>>
>>   Any advices about an 135mm to use with the m8?
>>
>>   I have the f2.8 135mm elmar but it's a "bit" heavy and a "bit"  
>> bulky to
>> my proposes ( travel)
>>
>>   I can change (plus financial arrangements) it for some other  
>> 135mm lens.
>>
>>   Also have a voigtlander 90mm that I can use for deal or sell...
>>
>>   Thoughts?
>>
>>   B regards from Portugal
>>   Thanks in advance
>>   bernardofeio
>>


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