On Apr 16, 2010, at 11:44 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 11:28 PM, Stan Halpin > <[email protected]> wrote: >> As I have mentioned, my father-in-law passed away recently. Through his 80's >> he was an active photographer with a primary emphasis on supporting the >> local theater guild, etc. with portraits and production shots. Also CD >> covers for professional musicians, etc. He traded some of his good gear in >> on a Nikon D50 a couple of years ago. (At 95+, he never did figure out the >> whole digital thing. Couldn't understand a film-less camera. But as long as >> I loaded and unloaded his SD card, and assured him that there was film in >> the camera, he could still do his photo thing.) Of the remaining equipment, >> the Hassleblad + lenses etc. went to his son. Nobody seems to care about the >> Nikon F3 and older Nikkor lenses. My sister-in-law has one Leica body and >> lens purely for sentamental value - never intends to shot a roll of film. I >> spoke up for the Nikkor ED AF 180/2.8 and bought a simple adapter to use >> that on my K20. I also have one of the Leica lenses, just because it looked >> and felt like a nice lens. >> >> So, what can I do with it? Elmarit-M 1:2.9/28mm. I've done some poking >> around and have found a consensus that Leica-M and K-mount cannot mix due to >> flange depth issues or some such technical issue. As I understand it, the >> Leica lenses like to get up close and personal with the imaging medium, >> while the Pentax K is a bit more standoffish. >> >> If I can't use the M-series on a K-body, then I can either shelve the Leica >> lens as a memorial, or I can buy a body (digital) which can use that lens. >> >> I seem to recall that Godfrey, maybe others, have a Lummix G1 (?) usable via >> adapters with Pentax K-series, Leica M-series, and a multitude of other >> lenses. >> Is it worth buying another camera body just to be able to use this lens? >> Alternatives to the G1? Leaving aside the M-9; the $7000 is a bit much for >> me right now. >> >> One factor that may come into play - in his equipment stash my father-in-law >> also had other Leica lenses including IIRC a 35/2.8, 50/2.0, and 135/4.0. >> >> stan > > Two options. > > Get an M mount body like the Voigtlander Bessa R2 or R3 series and shoot film. > > Go digital with an M43 body and use those excellent lenses. The GF1 or > Oly Pen's are the most leica-esque, but the G1 or G2 are good options > as well. IN between the m43 stuff and the M9 remains the M8/M8.2, > which can be had for $2-3k and are actually good, if quirky cameras > (think *istD-level UI performance, just with way better IQ). > And a magenta cast to all the shadow details.
Actually, IQ is just okay. Paul > -Adam > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
