Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 35mm 2.8 summaron M-SM conversion
From: Nick Hunter <nhunter1@mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 21:04:42 -0500 (EST)

From Tom Abraham's post:

>The 35/2,8 M3 as well as the 35/2 for M3 (i.e. with goggles) can be
>converted to SM us quite easily. At the bottom of the mount ( the steel ring
>that holds the goggles in place) there is a small set screw. If you remove
>that, you can then unsrew the lens from the mount and the thread for the lens
>corresponds to the Leica 39mm thread mount.

Tom:

I don't see a set screw on the mount of my 35/2.8. Just two screws on the
angled flange where the DOF scale is. Mine is SN#2006XXX (1963), could it
be a later construction, which is not convertable? (yes, it has goggles)

TIA

Nick Hunter