Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear LUG, A short time ago, there was a discussion about using DR Summicrons on M6 bodies, and whether they could be used with the eyes and with close focusing. The only reference I can find to when the lens changed, is that the minimum close focusing distance was changed from 19 inches to 20 inches, at serial number 2233899. My DR Summicron works perfectly with my M6; my lens is considerably lower than this number. The closest distance marked on the scale is 20 inches, but there are two half-inch marks beyond this. What I'd like to find out is if the 2233899 number is the dividing line between lenses that function fully on an M6, and those which do not. I'd appreciate it if DR/M6 users would privatly email me, let me know if their lenses work in the close range on am M6, and what the approximate serial number of the lens is. I'll post the results to the list. If you do not have the eyes and do not know how to test the close focusing ability without them, or if you don't recall the previous discussion about this, email me privatly and I'll explain. OTOH, if somebody already knows the answer, please let me know! Thanks very much! - - Paul