Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/10

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Subject: [Leica] Kids from the El Raval
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:57:01 -0500
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Ric,

The Summitar MAY be safe on the M8, but I would follow Leica's 
recommendation of placing a band of labeling tape just behind the front 
ring, so it cannot collapse all the way.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ric Carter" <ricc at embarqmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Kids from the El Raval


> My Summitar also came with a IIIf. I seldom use it though. I must break it 
> out to try some more.
>
> Anyone know if this collapsible lens presents any problem for the M8?
>
> ric
>
> On Jul 10, 2010, at 10:20 AM, Lluis Ripoll Querol wrote:
>
>> This lens has a nice rendition for me in generally strong lights 
>> conditions of contrast, I do very few test with the M8, I usually use it 
>> with film. My devotion to Leica glass was started many years ago when 
>> I've tested a Summitar on a IIIF with negative color film, rendition was 
>> superb for me.
>>
>> When I've purchased a Summitar again, I've sand it to Malcolm Taylor to 
>> be CLA and recoated and I've loved the performance on my first test 
>> pictures:
>>
>> http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=808600
>>
>> Do you agree this opinion?
>
>
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