Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Me too Ben, the oldest lens I have used on my RD1 is a 35mm nickel elmar from, I believe, the early thirties. I have used a nickel Summar from a Leica II which has been coated and so on. My favourite lens is a 35mm f1.4 Aspherical. The 15mm CV lens is fun on it too. Fun camera to use if you enjoy using a rangefinder. Frank --- Ben Marks <benjaminmarks@verizon.net> wrote: > Who knows how many? Not me. But I am happy to be > using my old lenses (Elmar, Summitar, Summarit, > Summar) on a digital camera. I like how they draw, > how the pictures look. The lenses are small and are > optical gems. And FWIW, I like modern glass too. > My point was that I find the QC problems overstated > and the RD-1 a pleasue to use. Me, I'm in it for > the fun. > > >And when you say SM lenses, are you just referring > to the recent >SM lenses that were made by Leica, or > are you including all those >lenses made from the > 1930s onwards? > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information >