Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 17:42 16/04/98 -0400, you wrote: <snip> >Don't you think you are giving up a >lot by excluding the 135mm lens from your M system considering that the 135 >is 2.25 times the magnification? I ask because right now I only have up to >the 90 and I've come across many instances where I could use a little more >power. Sometimes I just don't feel like lugging the SLR with long lenses. >I was thinking of getting the 135 f/4 but your comments are making me >apprehensive. Eric, aren't you the one who a while ago said "why would >anyone want a 135 M lens". (the quote is paraphrased.) >Art If you want a possible answer to that question, try the LHSA Viewfinder web page at http://www.pond.com/~lhsa/viewfinder.html and find the article on the 135 Hektor. Joe Berenbaum (unrepentant 135/4 M Elmar and 1933 135/4.5 LTM Hektor user)