Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/11

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Subject: [Leica] Leica loll RD
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:03:04 -0500

No m glass adaptor. Other way around.
Also there are the Cosina alternatives.
The thing is when you get a screw mount lens you can then later use it on
your M if the fingerprint is indelible enough for you. Just get the adaptor.

-- 
Mark R.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/


> From: Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
> Organization: Summa Ventures Ltd
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:28:52 +0000
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica lllF RD
> 
> Barry
> 
> as as IIIf RD user. - with loads of pictures taken with it here, I can
> honestly
> say that they are very usable; that there are still a lot of people around 
> who
> can service them and they are easy to sticj in a pocket as you dash from 
> the
> house. With an adapter they will even take M glass, and Voigtlander makes
> superb
> modern glass for it and there is all that LTM glass out there.l
> 
> $250  - well worth it.
> 
> Peter
> On 10/12/2011 19:52, Barry Hinderks wrote:
>> A question for the users of the above camera. I had a chance to handle one
>> yesterday and was amazed by the feel, size and precision. Compared to my 
>> M6
>> it
>> is tiny. How is it as a real world shooter? I know about the loading
>> qualities
>> and the split rangefinder and viewfinder but are there any other quirks?
>> The one I looked at is for sale and the fellow is asking $250USD. The
>> curtains
>> are good, shutter speeds look good from the images produced the other day,
>> there
>> are the usual tiny, tiny marks on the bottom plate and a few on the top
>> plate,
>> no dents or dings and the vulcanite is all there. Is the ask price 
>> reasonable
>> and how serviceable are the LTMs?
>> Many thanks
>> BarryH
>> 
>> 
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