Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
If you do, then try a little bit of this, a Canon 100mm Serenar (LTM), Splurge Now @ $145:
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Enjoy.
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Enjoy.
rbiemer
Unabashed Amateur
Yeah, it looks pretty good except for the # scratched around the base of the lens.
But at least the shutter speeds are OK!
Rob
But at least the shutter speeds are OK!
Rob
brians
Film Enthusiast
Forgive my newbieness, but what's GAS?
Is it like some compulsory spending incident? This reminds me... if someone capitalized on every single on the forum, wow.... he'd be very rich.
Is it like some compulsory spending incident? This reminds me... if someone capitalized on every single on the forum, wow.... he'd be very rich.
thmk
Well-known
GAS is Gear Acquisition Syndrome. And there is nearly no cure for it.
Cheers
Thomas-Michael
Cheers
Thomas-Michael
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
Got cured. Believe me, when your bank account says "enough!" you're cured. I speak from experience.
However, I'm saving for a nice lens.
However, I'm saving for a nice lens.
peter_n
Veteran
What lens, Solares? Maybe we can help you spend your money?
That's a good one for the better half!
Hmmm - Compulsory Spending Incident...brians said:
That's a good one for the better half!
brians
Film Enthusiast
Hahaha! Sounds like a financially draining ailment, but it sounds controllable!
rbiemer
Unabashed Amateur
Famous last words.brians said:
Rob
peter_n
Veteran
Indeed.
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
Controllable? Sure!
Barely manageable...
Peter, it's an Elmarit 28/2.8. Sure, there are choices (CV, Konica & Minolta, I know), but I already have a Konica Hexanon and found out that at infinite, the patch doesn't quite line up (by a hairline, not a lot). Never bothered me much until recently, when I was doing some night shots with the lens wide open and tungsten film. I wonder if my photo of a building will come in focus at f2...
In any case, it's a purchase that'll take a looooooooong time before occurring. Self imposed limits (proof that I can handle this for a couple of months).
Barely manageable...
Peter, it's an Elmarit 28/2.8. Sure, there are choices (CV, Konica & Minolta, I know), but I already have a Konica Hexanon and found out that at infinite, the patch doesn't quite line up (by a hairline, not a lot). Never bothered me much until recently, when I was doing some night shots with the lens wide open and tungsten film. I wonder if my photo of a building will come in focus at f2...
In any case, it's a purchase that'll take a looooooooong time before occurring. Self imposed limits (proof that I can handle this for a couple of months).
peter_n
Veteran
Ooh nice Solares! I do like the 28mm focal length. I've been using a Nikkor 28mm AIS with a Gandy adapter on my M but I got fed up with using the distance scale so I just got a Konica from an RFF member and so far it looks good.
About your 35mm: I was reading a while back on PN that someone got a Hexanon-M adjusted by DAG during a CLA, it was 0.05mm out but when it came back from DAG it focused perfectly. So if you do have a problem it can be fixed. I think that some of these Konica lenses do have focusing issues but it seems to be more of a tolerance issue more than anything else. It appears to depend on the particular lens/camera combination. I've had two Hexanon-M's previously (a 90 and a 35) and they were both fine on my M6TTL. Hope yours is OK...
I do like the 28mm focal length. I've been using a Nikkor 28mm AIS with a Gandy adapter on my M but I got fed up with using the distance scale so I just got a Konica from an RFF member and so far it looks good.About your 35mm: I was reading a while back on PN that someone got a Hexanon-M adjusted by DAG during a CLA, it was 0.05mm out but when it came back from DAG it focused perfectly. So if you do have a problem it can be fixed. I think that some of these Konica lenses do have focusing issues but it seems to be more of a tolerance issue more than anything else. It appears to depend on the particular lens/camera combination. I've had two Hexanon-M's previously (a 90 and a 35) and they were both fine on my M6TTL. Hope yours is OK...
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
Hmmm... Sounds like I should be planning to send my Hexanon to Don then.
But then... that means spending days away from my favorite Leica lens.
Thanks for the tip, anyway. I will contact Don and find out about this little job. Other than this little quirk, these lenses are a dream: very well built, and quite efficient. This isn't only my favorite focal length, it's my favorite lens!
In any event, you'll hear me holler when I get my Elmarit 28.
But then... that means spending days away from my favorite Leica lens.
Thanks for the tip, anyway. I will contact Don and find out about this little job. Other than this little quirk, these lenses are a dream: very well built, and quite efficient. This isn't only my favorite focal length, it's my favorite lens!
In any event, you'll hear me holler when I get my Elmarit 28.