[rollei_list] Jupiter Optics from Mr. Zeiss???
- From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:24:45 -0800
Jupiter lens on a Leica? Ugh! Marc, Carl and Ernst are rolling in
their graves after you typed this. The only reason to use the archaic
Leica M is to use take advantage of the M optics. Other than that
there is little reason. Even SLRs these days are as small.
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 19:10:11 -0500, Marc James Small
<msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> At 11:56 PM 3/28/05 -0500, Ardeshir Mehta wrote:
> >Yes, you are right about a Leica III (I was thinking of getting one =3D2=
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> >myself on eBay), but they are more properly paired off with =3D20
> >Rolleicords, not Rolleiflexes.
> >
> >But try getting an M3 or higher - M4, M6, etc. - on eBay for anything =
=3D20
> >less than $1,000! I got a Rolleiflex D, equipped f/2.8 Xenotar, in =3D20
> >almost perfect working condition (only the sports viewfinder mirror is =
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> >missing) for US$255 plus shipping. I WISH I could get an M3 that =3D20
> >cheaply - I'd JUMP at the chance!
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> Apples to apples, again.
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> The IIIc Leica equates to a Rolleiflex Automat in terms of vintage and us=
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> at the time they were produced, both being then professional cameras. An=
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> a IIIc with its standard Summitar will run about as much as an Automat in
> equivalent condition. =3D20
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> In today's market, an M6 equates to a 2.8GX. See which is cheaper in the
> used market!
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> Your issue about lenses for the M6 is a bit misleading: a solid Jupiter-=
3
> will run around $100 and a Leitz LTM to M adapter will run around $70, so
> add $170 (or more, if you wish to use a Leica lens) to the price of the M=
3
> or M4 or M6.
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> The M4 does have an inflated price, one that I regard as improperly
> inflated, as I find it a weak sister in the Leitz line and a camera which
> lives much more on reputation than on performance. The M3 and M6 are
> substantially superior cameras.
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> Marc
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> msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20
> Cha robh b=3DE0s fir gun ghr=3DE0s fir!
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Peter K
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