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Subject: [Leica] CV 1.4/40mm and 1.2/35mm on M8 - what is your experience?
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 15:47:39 -0500
References: <4A0DB40D.4080903@mcclary.net> <C6334C11.4E64B%mark@rabinergroup.com>

My 40 works fine on my M8.   Cute little thing.

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:

> I have the 40mm Leitz Summicron C.
>
> Its pile of worms. I love it!!
>
> Worms?
>
> Only works on my Leica M6 classic.
> Not my New Leica m6 TTL.
> That's ok with me.
>
> Does not use filters so easily.
> That's ok with me.
> With scanning instead of darkroom I no longer feel ice I need filters so
> much if at all.
> Truth is stranger than fiction.
>
> Those are the worms.
>
> On the plus side:
>
> There are lots of them and they don't cost so much.
> They say "Leitz: on them.
> They are very compact and light.
> This is a very big thing with me now.
> Compactness and lightness.
>
>
> Check out what jumbo prawn says
>
> What he called " The No-Contest Bargain Leader in Leica Lenses"
>
> http://jumboprawn.net/jesse/cams/gear-profiles/leica-summicron-40mm.html
> I'll agree.
> You can see a picture of it taken apart.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
>
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Sonny
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In reply to: Message from lists at mcclary.net (Harrison McClary) ([Leica] CV 1.4/40mm and 1.2/35mm on M8 - what is your experience?)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] CV 1.4/40mm and 1.2/35mm on M8 - what is your experience?)