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Subject: [Leica] Your thoughts on a Voigtlander Lens
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:40:10 -0500
References: <BLU146-W368FC365169AFC90AB76AFC6930@phx.gbl> <f951d2970903250642w578fe449g8c3dc5840509bdde@mail.gmail.com>

John,

Those are beautiful examples. If there is a problem, you seem to have 
overcome it.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Beeching" <johnbeeching at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Your thoughts on a Voigtlander Lens


> Dear Gary,
>
> I have one that I use with my M6.  It is small and neat, but perhaps not 
> for
> general use.  Here are threephotos with it:
> http://johnbeeching.com/h&t/album/slides/08-09-34-L4.html
> http://www.johnbeeching.com/floral/album/slides/07-18-05-L1-F1.html
> http://www.johnbeeching.com/floral/album/slides/07-18-36-L2-F1.html
>
> Using the separate viewfinder is not a problem, though trying to keep the
> verticals vertical is!
>
> John
>
> 2009/3/24 Gary Dalton <grdalton at hotmail.com>
>
>>
>> A few days ago, I sought LUG input on lenses wider than my 35 Summaron 
>> for
>> use with my M2.
>>
>> My thanks to anyone who chimed in on that issue.
>>
>> After reading your input and surfing the net, I'm now thinking 
>> Voigtlander
>> Color-Skopar 21mm f/4.0
>> because a 25 or 28 didn't seem wide enough.
>>
>> I understand that a 21 would require a viewfinder and a 39mm thread mount
>> to bayonet adapter.
>>
>> What else should I know -- other than the learning curve for a wider lens
>> might be a bit steep?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your input.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
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>
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In reply to: Message from grdalton at hotmail.com (Gary Dalton) ([Leica] Your thoughts on a Voigtlander Lens)
Message from johnbeeching at gmail.com (John Beeching) ([Leica] Your thoughts on a Voigtlander Lens)