Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use the 135 Elmarit-R frequently and like it. I use my 135 Hektor rarely because at that focal length it is easier to focus the R than an M. Both, however, are good lenses, and the Hektor has been seriously underrated -- while I am sure that its successors are superior, for most of my uses I really can't see much difference. Jack Matlock jfmatlo@ibm.net - ---------- From: Kip Babington[SMTP:cbabing3@swbell.net] Reply To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 3:02 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Use 135mm Anymore? Cing-Dao Kan wrote: > >I have heard very little discussion regarding 135mm lenses, M > and R, here. Do people on this list still use the 135mm lenses > anymore? > I use my 135/2.8 Elmarit regularly for theater shots. I also have a 135/2.0 for my Nikon which I use occasionally, but the noise of those cameras limits their utility in most theatrical situations. The Elmarit is something of a beast to carry around a lot, and the goggles make it a tight fit in some of my camera bags, so when I can I'll look for one of the older f/4 Tele-Elmars for work in brighter light. So in a word, yes we do still use the 135s. Cheers, Kip Babington