Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, the stuff you're getting with this item is Leica's no more! The good thing about this is you like it. Yours Martin >I picked up a used (optically unmarked) Komura 2X >LTM/M tele-extender the other day. It was missing a >case, but complete with a (new) LTM/M adapter and the >unusual viewer. > >I shot some test pictures on ISO 400 print film (Kodak >Ultra) using an M6ttl and an old 90/f4 LTM Elmar, and >the results were surprisingly good. Contrast was fine >and looking at the negs with a 40X magnifier shows >quite acceptable resolution - not far off the 90 by >itself. (Shooting at an indicated f8) > >I was surprised by this, since the (few) comments in >the archives about this item were pretty negative. I >guess I got a good one (or a fortunate lens/extender >match). > >The viewer is a triumph of design over function. While >it has a neat double-L zoom frame and parallax >adjustment, the frame is more square than the 35mm >format and the lines are relatively faint. It is also >huge (even bigger than the new Leica multi finder). > >I think that the extender alone will join my LTM >travel kit. The 90/f4 is a tiny jewel and having a 180 >(admittedly f8) available for a size >not-much-bigger-than an M rear lens cap will >undoubtedly be handy. > >Steve Patriquen >London > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger >http://phonecard.yahoo.com/