[Jonathan SlackFrequent Member Suffolk Norfolk border in the UK Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 6 Currently using: Leica M, Leica X, Leica T Offline]

Hi There David
I hope you're surviving all this work!

21-35 (although I'm not holding my breath about the corners)
28-90 (Oh Yes!)
80-200 f4
60 macro elmarit
180 APO f2.8

I've been using these on various mirrorless cameras, and I'm just panting to have a go with them on the M.

all the best

[Jonathan SlackFrequent Member Suffolk Norfolk border in the UK Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 6 Currently using: Leica M, Leica X, Leica T Offline]

[Jonathan SlackFrequent Member Suffolk Norfolk border in the UK Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 6 Currently using: Leica M, Leica X, Leica T Offline]

Hi Roger
I've been using my 180 APO elmarit on an Olympus OMD body with much success. Handling is fine, I'm sure it'll be fantastic on the M with the handgrip. Different from an SLR, but different can be good as well as bad.

all the best

[Jonathan SlackFrequent Member Suffolk Norfolk border in the UK Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 6 Currently using: Leica M, Leica X, Leica T Offline]

[Jonathan SlackFrequent Member Suffolk Norfolk border in the UK Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 6 Currently using: Leica M, Leica X, Leica T Offline]

Hi There David
Excellent report – I learned lots from it.
One point is that the official dimensions are making the M 5mm thicker than the M9 – this is creating quite a lot of grumpiness on the net. My impression is that this is mostly due to the thumb grip, might be worth comparing the real width of the baseplate from an M with that from an M9?

Whatever – it's clear that the M is the star of photokina, not withstanding sony bling from hasselblad 🙂

Enjoy the rest of your stay, I was really sorry not to be able to make it.

all the very best
Jonathan Slack

[Jonathan SlackFrequent Member Suffolk Norfolk border in the UK Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 6 Currently using: Leica M, Leica X, Leica T Offline]

[Jonathan SlackFrequent Member Suffolk Norfolk border in the UK Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 6 Currently using: Leica M, Leica X, Leica T Offline]

Hi Guys
Congratulations on the Exhibition – I hope it's a roaring success – I'm afraid it's a bit far for me to pop in, but I'm sure that it'll be excellent.

all the best

[Jonathan SlackFrequent Member Suffolk Norfolk border in the UK Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 6 Currently using: Leica M, Leica X, Leica T Offline]

[Jonathan SlackFrequent Member Suffolk Norfolk border in the UK Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 6 Currently using: Leica M, Leica X, Leica T Offline]

Hi there
Well, I don't think it's fashionable to say so, but I'm a fan of the modern Peter Karbe lenses. So, although I've owned an older 50 ‘cron, the f1 noctilux, the 50 ‘lux asph and the .95 ‘lux, it's the latter two which are still in my collection.

My favorite is the 50 ‘lux – it's so small and neat, it focuses to .7 of a meter, and you don't even have to think about how you're using it, it's perfect at all apertures in all situations.

If I had one M9 body I think it'd be my most used lens, however, with two bodies I tend to use a 28 ‘cron asph on one body and the lovely 75 ‘cron asph on the other.

all the best

[Jonathan SlackFrequent Member Suffolk Norfolk border in the UK Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 6 Currently using: Leica M, Leica X, Leica T Offline]

[Jonathan SlackFrequent Member Suffolk Norfolk border in the UK Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 6 Currently using: Leica M, Leica X, Leica T Offline]

Love these – especially the last one – sparkling and mysterious – excellent

[Jonathan SlackFrequent Member Suffolk Norfolk border in the UK Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 6 Currently using: Leica M, Leica X, Leica T Offline]