Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Bergman wrote: > > I don't believe Leitz is making a 16mm lens for the M series Leica. I > would like to use one. A 16 & VF is now available on the new Contax. I > would love to be able to use it on my M4-P. I'm at a loss to see what > is ridiculous about it. I don't feel like paying $1600 to buy a new > Contax just to use one lens. > > eesyliu_at_eenw02po@smtpgwy.polyu.edu.hk wrote: > > > > It is a funny idea to place other lens on a M. But it is ridiculous. What don't use M-lens for M body. Using Nikkor or Canon is ok but they are bulky, as long compared with M-lens. Someone told me that he got a adaptor which can connect a 1942 Zeiss-Opton Sonnar 50f1.5 lens to a M body. The lens is excellent but the Contax rangefinder body is not as > > good as M. So, the alternation is sensible because he don't want to > > throw the lens away. In my opinion, if you like the Nikkor or Canon > > lens, I'll choose a F3 or New F-1. > > Photo Royal in Munich, Germany adapts the Hologon 16 mm Contax Lens to Leica M Cameras ( not for M5 or CL, M6 no metering )