Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/21
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I've nothing against the Summitar or Summicron. I own and use them both.
The original poster was looking for compact and light, and the Elmar beats
the above on both of the these issues.
I have a post war Elmar and a later Red Scale. The Red scale rivals the
Summicron and the other one is no slouch.
If you want a nice Summicron in LTM, find one with good cosmetics but with
the famous "cleaning marks" on the front. Buy it for a good price and then
ship it to John Van Stelton and have him recoat the front.
You're correct about the IIIf (or IIIg) seeming to be a P&S. I've had
people say "Hey, the flash didn't go off!"
Cheers!
kw
>Ken and others,
>
>Why the Elmar rather than a Summitar or Summicron? I have a IIIf red dial
>which -- once you get it loaded -- is compact and fun to use. At this
>point I have a Summitar and have been looking for a LTM Summicron.
>However, the ones I have seen are either awful or very pricy. How does an
>Elmar 50 compare? Also, which Elmar?
>
>One of the nicest things about the IIIf is that is is almost invisible; I
>suspect people either do not see it or assume it is a P&S. Either way, no
>one looks twice.
>
>Thanks for any advice.
>
>Steve
>
>
>
>From: wilcox@umcc.umcc.umich.edu (Ken Wilcox)
>Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 07:56:21 -0400
>Subject: Re: Which Leica? HELP !
>
>If you really want small, rugged and light I suggest a IIf or IIIf with a
>50mm f3.5 Elmar. One of these is with me nearly all the time.
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