nasmformyzombie

I use a CLE as a street shooter, with a Canon 25mm f3.5 LTM (main

lens) and an Industar 50mm f3.5 collapsible Elmar copy (when I want

that "vintage" look). I'm thinking about adding a third lens for

this kit both for more speed and for a focal length between the two.

I'm considering a Summaron 35mm f2.8 or Summicron-C (or Rokkor

40mm). Anyone compared the Summaron with the 40mm compacts?

I use a Minolta lens to Leica M adapter (Leitz made) with a Minolta f2.8 Fisheye lens and Voigtlander 15mm finder. OK for chuckles.

I'm aware that Mueller was ill, did know he was incurable. What I'm still remebering (perhaps on fleabay) was an M body with a 21mm finder installed. Any cobblers out there? Finney, you still working on the Xpan-Summicron mad project?

I seem to recall someone having an M body with a 21mm finder

inside. I use my 21mm ASPH enough that I'm willing to dedicate a

body to this---hate the squinty accessory viewfinders---I need at

least minus 2 diopter correction to see anything. Is this M body

modification doable? Or am I spending too much quality time with

darkroom chemicals?

Yes, I'd like a comparison bewteen the 'Cron and Canon LTM 1.4 or 1.8.

I've used Contax, Canon and Leica SLR's. The Leicaflex SL is large and heavy---the tradeoff for the best viewfinder of any SLR I've ever used, including the Contax RTS-III. As others have stated, read Doug Herr's info on R bodies. The R4s mod P is a nice body, but once you peer into the viewfinder of the SL, trying to focus using an R4 will seem like going from a 35mm to a sub-miniature camera by comparison.

With my M6 I don't get much use out of my 50mm 'Cron (the sweet one

with the thumb tab focus), preferring 21mm ASPH, 35mm pre-ASPH and

90mm Elmarit lenses. I'm not preared to abandon completely the 50mm

focal length, so I'm wondering about Canon 50mm in LTM, especially

the f1.4. I could save a few bucks with the Canon (well save toward

a second Leica M body), and gain an extra stop as well.