Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Having just bought my first ever NEW (!) Leica lens, well actually it was sold s/h but as new in box and all, I was aghast to discover how many screw holes (thankfully filled with screws) there are in it. It's a Tri-Elmar which I found for a little under half price (I'm not sure the source was 'kosher') so 'ordinary' modern lenses might not be as bad, but it seems to posess 12 screw holes around the barrel and rear entrance (if you'll pardon the expression). It kind of takes away from the mystique of having a sealed unit with no obvious entry point to it all. I think the older lenses looked a lot smarter in comparison. I've yet to dev. the first roll from it so hopefully I'll be able to forgive the designers after I've seen the results! Jem - -----Original Message----- From: Gaifana@aol.com [SMTP:Gaifana@aol.com] I think I am buying the Hexanon 90 this week. It's about half the minimum price of an Elmarit-90/2.8 and from a materials and handling standpoint exactly the same (actually, the finish was a little better than the Elmarit - at least Konica assemblers know how to avoid nicking the barrel around the screw holes with their screwdrivers - unless they're robots). - --------------- Dante Stella gaifana at aol dot com