Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/09

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Subject: RE: Re: [Leica] Words of Wisdom! => Actual Practice Notes
From: srlondon@ibm.net
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 15:00 -0400

The 40mm lens actually does mount without trouble on an M6.  I just tried it after noticing what a compact lens the 40 is.  My concern is about the supposed focusing incompatibility between M and CL lenses due to a difference in the focusing mechanism on the lens. If you compare the bit of metal that hits the focusing cam, the CL lens has a much steeper cut as Leica claims.  I cannot comment on how this affects focus, as I have not gotten that film back from the lab yet, but stephen gandy (www.cameraquest.com) comments that the focusing appears to work fine when mixing and matching lenses.

- ----Original Message-----
   >From:    	Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com>
 
   >You can fit a CL 40/2 on an M6?
   >And it's smaller than a 50/2.8 retracted?
   >Wow.....where do I get one?
   >