Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>At 09:43 PM 1/13/97 -0800, Mark Bergman wrote: >>Charles E. Love, Jr. wrote: >>>MJ Small wrote: As far as I am informed these are the facts: Both the second and the third generation Summicron focus to 70cm. Being of a more symmetrical optical design than the first generation the image quality at distances less than 2 meters is better than with the first generation (or the DR, which is also a first generation optic). The close focusing range is independent from the distance the rangefinder can accurately measure. The M3 has a rangefinder mechanism which allows measurements till 1m. The M4, M2, M5 and M6 allow measurements till 70cm. Putting a modern Summicron (2. or 3 G.) on an M3 gives you two possibilities: rangefinder coupling till 1m and manual adjustment/measurement or guessing till 70cm. Only the Summilux (old and new) and the Noctilux focus till 1m on any M body. Erwin Puts