Godfrey
somewhat colored
A special lens fitted to an old M body.
Way Up There - Santa Clara 2024
Leica M4-2 + Pentax 43mm Special
Ilford HP5 Pro
Yeah, it's a near-magical lens. I've used it on film, on the M10 Monochrom, and on the M10-R. It never fails to make me happy. I am leaving for a two week trip on the East Coast (Cape Cod MA, Westchester and Rockland county NY, Cherry Hill NJ) and it is possible that all I'll carry is one M and this lens. We'll see.
enjoy! G
Way Up There - Santa Clara 2024
Leica M4-2 + Pentax 43mm Special
Ilford HP5 Pro
Yeah, it's a near-magical lens. I've used it on film, on the M10 Monochrom, and on the M10-R. It never fails to make me happy. I am leaving for a two week trip on the East Coast (Cape Cod MA, Westchester and Rockland county NY, Cherry Hill NJ) and it is possible that all I'll carry is one M and this lens. We'll see.
enjoy! G
Freakscene
Obscure member
That’s lovely.
That lens is really remarkable. The finder is really incredibly good too. I ought to get mine out.
That lens is really remarkable. The finder is really incredibly good too. I ought to get mine out.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
thx all!
I don't have the matched viewfinder ... I found this example, in otherwise mint condition, at a pretty low price but without the matched finder. I used it at first on the SL and CL bodies where the EVF makes the accessory viewfinder irrelevant. Now I'm using it on the M bodies: I fitted it with an LTM->M-bayonet adapter that brings up the 35mm frame lines and just frame a bit "loose" since I know it sees just a little less. (Of course, with M10-M/-R, I can just fit the Visoflex 020 if I want more accurate framing.) Seems to work fine for me that way ...
I would like to get one of the finders, just for completeness sake, but I've never seen one offered without being part of a lens set, and I don't think I'm willing to buy a whole 'nother lens set just to get the finder.
G
I don't have the matched viewfinder ... I found this example, in otherwise mint condition, at a pretty low price but without the matched finder. I used it at first on the SL and CL bodies where the EVF makes the accessory viewfinder irrelevant. Now I'm using it on the M bodies: I fitted it with an LTM->M-bayonet adapter that brings up the 35mm frame lines and just frame a bit "loose" since I know it sees just a little less. (Of course, with M10-M/-R, I can just fit the Visoflex 020 if I want more accurate framing.) Seems to work fine for me that way ...
I would like to get one of the finders, just for completeness sake, but I've never seen one offered without being part of a lens set, and I don't think I'm willing to buy a whole 'nother lens set just to get the finder.
G