Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like mine fine, and carry the weight to get the extra stop of speed when I need it. For travel I'd prefer the smaller, lighter f/4 Tele-Elmar, but I'll have to save up for that one. Meantime, my only advice is to avoid using the 135 Elmarit with a tripod-mounted M camera - the heavy lens puts a lot of torque on the camera baseplate and makes for a very sloppy setup. Mount the outfit using the tripod lug on the lens instead. It puts the focusing ring over the tripod head, which is not the most convenient, but makes for a much more solid arrangement. Enjoy the lens. Cheers, Kip Babington