Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Hector 135 is an excellent lens. I have them in screw and M mounts. Not only are they nice on the camera, but have the added bonus of being usable on the bellows and/or Visoflex. I think the price reflects the huge numbers that were produced. kw >Recently, I've seen in a photo shop a Hektor 4.5/135 for my >screw mount Leica. It costed only 350 DM (=$230). I'm not an >expert in these things so I was a bit cautious and thought >that it's maybe not to good a lens. But then I took it as >a bargain and bought it. After a few rolls of film I have learned >that I must focus a bit more carefully than usual, but the pictures >are great. > >Until then I have seen another Hektor with a similar price. Why >it is so cheap compared with other lenses? Is there indeed >some flaw in the design that I have not noticed up to now? >Or it is just a market phenomenon (no one wants to buy it; >there are so many of them)? What do you think? > >Regards, Rainer Mueller >Munich, Germany - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits Davison Middle School preferred---> <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu> 600 Dayton, Davison, MI 48423 <kwilcox@genesee.freenet.org>