Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 35/2.8 PC Distagon sounds like a good match for the XPan (after RF couple mod'ed): 35 is a good FOV, wider than the standard Xpan 45mm lens but not as wide as the 30, so perhaps more versatile. The extra 2-4 stops brighter than the 45 and 30 are a major plus. In fact, it is the reason why I am doing this in the first place. Well, I just so happened to do a search of PC Distagon in the B&H Used Dept. earlier in the afternoon. Two days ago they didn't have any :-) but today, they have one in "9 condition" for.... $999.00. That's about $500 less than a decent price and $1000 less than one in pristine/mint/ condition. I don't really have the budget, but it's just too good to pass up. So I ordered it and got one of the Contax-Xpan adapter from Ebay. Of course I will need to send the whole combo to the mechanic to get the RF coupling done later. I am rationalizing that if it works well, and if I decide not needing the XPan 30mm any more, I can easily sell the 30mm lens. At least that's my story and I am sticking with it. // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)