ken lai

I use the Leica FOKOS or FODIS rangefinders to measure the distance when I use the

SWC. However the FODIS only goes to 1m and the FOKOS to 0.75m.

 

Ken

The collapsible summicron and 75 lux if you are looking for creamy look and smooth bokeh.

 

Ken

I am trying to find an angle finder for the SWC. I know Cosina made

one few years ago but it is very difficult to find it now. Does

anyone else make an angle finder for SWC? Or would anyone know where

I can find the Cosina finder?

 

Thanks for your help.

Ken

I was told by Novoflex that the 19mm Elmarit and the 15mm Elmar cannot be used with their adapter on the Canon 10D. They did not mention which version of the 19mm. Can anyone confirm whether the late version of 19mm Elmarit can be used?

Yes I do have the 15mm and 19mm and also a good number of R lenses

already and I would like to venture into the digital world. Unfortunately Leica

does not come up with any digital body yet and so I am thinking of the Canon

D60. However if my 2 favorite lenses do not fit then there is no point in buying

the D60 and I don't really feel like buying another collection of Canon lenses

for the digital body, well not yet anyway.

 

Hence if anyone has any experience using the 15mm and 19mm with the

D60, pls let me know. Thanks.

 

Ken

 

BTW the 15mm super elmar is quite 'cheap' now compared to the elmarit and

it sure is a fantastic lens.

Hi Gregory,

 

I read on http://nemeng.com/leica/002f.shtml that the 19mm Elmarit new

version can be used on the D60 -

 

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In November 2002, "Howard Cummer" <cummer@ netvigator.com>, sent me

the following detailed note confirming this:

 

[i�] tried my R lenses (all ROM) and can report that the 50mm Summilux R

(newest version) and the 19mm Elmarit R (Latest version) will work on the

Canon D60 without fouling the quick return mirror.

 

The 19mm Elmarit rear element cowling does fit tight against the mirror box

and leaves a mark. Focusing of the rear lens elements takes place within that

cowling and does not extend the rear elements to the edge of the cowling

when the Elmarit is focused at infinity so the rear elements also clear the

mirror. I am very pleased with this discovery but admit that there was some

anxiety when, after each lens was mounted, I pushed the shutter button for the

first time and waited to see if the mirror was going to return in one piece!

 

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However according to the person posting the report, the lens does leave a

mark somewhere inside the D60 so I am a bit hesistant to try that!

 

 

Ken

Hello,

 

Does anyone know if the Leica 15mm Super Elmar can be used with the

Canon D60? I think I read somewhere that the 19mm Elmarit (current

version) can be used on the D60. Can someone also confirm that?

 

Thanks.

Ken

Hi Joe,

 

I use both R and M lenses. Frankly I prefer the the R lenses rather than the current generation of M lenses since they are IMO too harsh. R lenses such as the 19mm Elmarit, 80mm summilux, 180mm Summicron APO are all superb lenses which IMO are not as harsh or 'sharp' compared to the M lenses such as the 24mm Elmarit or 90mm Summicron AA but produces photos that are definitely more 'pleasing' than the M lenses.

 

However if sharpness is all you care for, perhaps the Hasselblad CFE180mm f4.0 or CFI100mm f3.5 or the SWC 38mm Biogon would please you.

 

And if the Hasselblad is still not 'sharp' enough for you, you will just have to go to large format cameras.

 

Ken

Sorry, my head is not working probably.

 

I actually meant sharpness for landscape (at smaller apertures) is most

important but the FE110 does give me the added advantage of being able to

work in low light situation hence that gives me a reason to consider the FE110

in addition to the CFI100. Hence I should ask how does the FE110 compare

to the CFI100 at aperture of 5.6 or higher.

 

Ken

Dear All,

 

I currently have the CFE80 and while it is a great lens, I think it is a bit soft and

not sharp enough for landscape work. I am now thinking of getting the CFI100

to replace the CFE80, however I am also considering the FE110 for the larger

max aperture of 2.0 for low light work. My concern is, would the FE110 be

sharp enough for landscape work, especially at aperture of 2 and 2.8? Does

anyone have any landscape (or whatever) photos taken with the FE110 that

they can post? Currently I also use the CFI180 a lot for landscape work and

would like to have something similar in sharpness but wider.

 

Thanks in advance for all your replies.

Ken

A friend of mine bought an SWC 905 recently and he said that the shutter

release, when pressed, is soft initially but it turns quite hard and difficult to

press just before you fire the shutter. Hence he said that it is quite difficult to

use the camera, hand held, at 1/30 or even 1/60 sec. Is this true of all SWC

905/903 or does he have a 'special' one? I am thinking of buying an SWC but

half the time, I will be using the camera hand held and probably at speed as

slow as 1/30 or even 1/15 so this is a main concern for me.

 

With the 503, I have no such problem and occasionally I shoot with the 80mm

handheld at 1/15 sec and still get decent sharp pictures. Should I buy the

40mm instead if I do mostly handheld shots.

 

Thanks for your help.

Ken

Thanks guys for all your replies. I have both R and M cameras but no Viso

stuff yet so I have no idea how that works. If I want to mount the 65 on the R,

what do I need? Al mentioned I need an auto diaphragm 90. What is that? I

search in ebay but didn't come up with anything. On the other hand, for viso,

what do I need, apart from the Viso? I assume I only need the 65 lens head

with 16464.

 

Now back to the lenses. I would prefer not-hash, lower contrast lenses (in my

opinion, the 35 summicron asph or the 180 elmarit apo are usually too hash

and contrasty for stuff I do). My favorite lenses are the 80 summilux, 75

summilux and summarit and actually the other lens I am thinking of buying is

the 35 summilux pre-asph. I assume both the 60mm and 65mm are sort of in

the same league as the 80 and 75 summilux? Now given that I prefer not-

hash, lower contrast lenses, which one would you recommend?

 

Once again thanks very much for all your help.

I am thinking of buying either the 60mm Elmarit for my R or 65mm Elmar for M

Viso. I will be using the lens mainly for macro work but occasionally also for

portrait and even landscape. Does anyone here have experience with both

lenses? How do you compare the two?