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Will
04-12-2006, 06:51
Anyone checked out the MDA at KEN?

http://www.keh.com/ProductImages/fullSize/LM02010000056.jpg

Are they good? The website have no information except grading, are KEN good business people?

Cheers




Will
merciful
04-12-2006, 08:25
They're quite reputable. Looks like it'll be a bitch to focus that M.
wtl
04-12-2006, 08:45
Anyone checked out the MDA at KEN?

http://www.keh.com/ProductImages/fullSize/LM02010000056.jpg

Are they good? The website have no information except grading, are KEN good business people?

Cheers




Will

Oh, they are superb. They bear Leica's name
SDK
04-12-2006, 09:29
They're quite reputable. Looks like it'll be a bitch to focus that M.

Of course these were made for microscope or Visoflex use, not to be used as rangefinders (since they are an M4 without a rangefinder). I'm sure they would be fine with uncoupled lenses like the Voigtländer 25mm/4 Snapshot Skopar or the Zeiss 15mm/2.8 Distagon ZM.
merciful
04-12-2006, 17:15
Of course these were made for microscope or Visoflex use, not to be used as rangefinders (since they are an M4 without a rangefinder). I'm sure they would be fine with uncoupled lenses like the Voigtländer 25mm/4 Snapshot Skopar or the Zeiss 15mm/2.8 Distagon ZM.

Yeah, I dig their intended purpose. I'm not sure, even if I were inclined to use super-wide lenses, that I'd think that saving a few bucks made it worth the inability to actually focus with the body.
ywenz
04-12-2006, 19:04
look like someone didn't finish cutting the top plate at the Leica factory..
jaapv
04-12-2006, 23:25
Of course these were made for microscope or Visoflex use, not to be used as rangefinders (since they are an M4 without a rangefinder). I'm sure they would be fine with uncoupled lenses like the Voigtländer 25mm/4 Snapshot Skopar or the Zeiss 15mm/2.8 Distagon ZM.
Plus an external viewfinder...
pvdhaar
05-01-2006, 02:36
One thing's for sure: you'll never have rangefinder alignment issues..

I did consider one of these as a back-up to my Bessa-T. But in the end figured that for relatively little more money I could get a user M with RF. Still, most of these MDa's haven't seen daylight, so will generally be in great cosmetic shape.