Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/11/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice, compact little kit. I can see why you like it. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 11/11/2016 7:10 PM, Larry Zeitlin via LUG wrote: > Jim, > I fully agree that the Barnack Leicas are given short shrift by the > current generation of photographers. My favorite camera is a Leica IIIC > that I recovered and rebuilt out of a scrapbook of parts. It is small, > very sturdy, takes all but the latest Leica lenses and uses no batteries. > It will do anything I need in B&W. Besides I get a lot of attention when I > use it. It is a truly great camera. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Recovered+IIIc.jpg.html > But I confess that I have succumbed to the lure of the Micro 4/3 format > for convenience. I found that all my old Leica lenses could be made to fit > on an Olympus digital Pen camera and work exceptionally well. The total > cost is less than one tenth that of a full frame digital Leica and the > pictures almost as good. At the 16x20 size I usually submit to photo > shows, no one can tell the difference. Here is a Leica lens mounted on an > Oly EPL-1. > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Various+lenses+on+EPL-1/EPL-1+with+35mm+Elmar.JPG.html> > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >