Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/25

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Subject: [Leica] Cosina/Voigtlander 18mm f:4 ?
From: dorysrus at mindspring.com (Don Dory)
Date: Sat Dec 25 09:55:04 2004

Frank,
Just a friendly reminder that there are quite a few LTM users still out
here who enjoy using new lenses on their old bodies.

Merry Christmas!

Don
dorysrus@mindspring.com

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf
Of Frank Filippone
Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 10:36 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] Cosina/Voigtlander 18mm f:4 ?

I think it is pretty obvious that having an adapter is "silly".  It is a
piece of equipment that is not really necessary compared to machining a
M
rear lens mount on the LTM lenses, or even permanently gluing one on) ,
it
is inconvenient, and it sticks to the bodies, and must, at times, be
removed
using the equivalent of a wrench ( the back of CERTAIN Leica M mount
back
caps).  Remember, these are M cameras with M mounts, not M cameras with
built in LTM adapters on front.

I realize that you represent the CV company as a distributor of theirs.
You
have done an excellent job of promoting their products.   But there
remains
a practical issue of consumer friendliness.  LTM lenses with an adapter
are
not consumer friendly to M users.  Useable, yes, but not friendly.

Personally, I would pay extra NOT to have to use the adapters.  I bet
there
are others out there that feel the same way......

Feel free to chime in now, gang......  CV Lenses with M mounts are
preferred
over LTM lenses with M adapters......for use on a M camera.

Frank Filippone
red735i@earthlink.net


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