Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/24

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Subject: [Leica] Your thoughts on a Voigtlander Lens
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:20:08 -0700
References: <BLU146-W368FC365169AFC90AB76AFC6930@phx.gbl> <004a01c9acf6$7ec63120$80f510ac@chris0436b6050> <BLU146-W8D306A6A36EBE888888D1C6900@phx.gbl>

Mind you, the 28mm f3.5 is no slouch either.
A great LTM array would be the 15mm, 21mm f4, 28mm f3.5, 35mm  
Summaron, 50mm Elmar, 9cm Elmar, 135mm Elmar/hektor(late).
I'm short 3 of those lenses, and maybe two more bodies.
Maybe I can pick some up from a destitute banker, or stock broker:-)
S.d.


On Mar 24, 2009, at 8:06 PM, Gary Dalton wrote:

>
> Nothing but great endorsements for this lens. Thanks....
>
>
>
>> From: leicachris at worldnet.att.net
>> To: lug at leica-users.org
>> Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:05:03 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Your thoughts on a Voigtlander Lens
>>
>> My 2nd CV lens I ever purchased. Great, compact, nearly perfect.  
>> Almost
>> bought a 21/2.8 but saved me some $$$.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gary Dalton"
>> Subject: [Leica] Your thoughts on a Voigtlander Lens
>>
>>
>>
>> A few days ago, I sought LUG input on lenses wider than my 35  
>> Summaron for
>> use with my M2.
>>
>> My thanks to anyone who chimed in on that issue.
>>
>> After reading your input and surfing the net, I'm now thinking  
>> Voigtlander
>> Color-Skopar 21mm f/4.0
>> because a 25 or 28 didn't seem wide enough.
>>
>> I understand that a 21 would require a viewfinder and a 39mm  
>> thread mount to
>> bayonet adapter.
>>
>> What else should I know -- other than the learning curve for a  
>> wider lens
>> might be a bit steep?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your input.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
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