Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 02:27 PM 4/27/96 -0700, Charles E. Dunlap wrote: >I've never seen the lens, so I have one more question: what are the eyes, >are they something that travel seperately from the lens until needed or >are they part of the lens that you can put into position for NF? When you >say pulling the lens out do you mean taking it off of the camera? The 'eyes' are the optical attachment which fit over the two rangefinder windows to adjust the focusing to the 'near focus' range. This is a small assembly which clips onto the bridge of the lens. After the eyes are in place, the lens is pulled forward slightly to allow the focusing ring to move over a stop which allows the near-focus range to be used. When not in use, the eyes are carried separately. Leica US made a small leather case and I believe the Wetzlar folks made a special leather lens case which included space for the eyes though I've never seen one. I use the US case for the eyes. At no point does the lens have to be removed from the camera. There is a recent and rather exhaustive article on the NF Summicron by Roy Moss in Viewfinder. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!