Back in my early days of collecting, I picked up a 135mm Nikkor and a 35mm Nikkor for my Leica IIIg. I still have all of the items. I like the 35mm Nikkor. I never use the 135mm because it is too heavy, and because I think the limit for teles on a rangefinder should be 90mm.
Jim A. > From: "Bruce Rubenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 19:08:02 -0500 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Pentax and N***n > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 19:05:50 -0500 > > Nikon got its start with pros during the Korean War. Their rangefinder > lenses could be used on Leicas and Contaxs (35mm rangefinders were "the" > camera for combat photograpers and many documentary and pj photographers). > Enough photograpers were impressed with the optics that they were willing to > try the Nikon S1 rangefinder. > Lot's more of early Nikon history here: > http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/eng/society/rhnc/rhnc09s-e.htm > > BR > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Anybody know what the real story is? > >
