Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- -----Original Message----- From: TTAbrahams@aol.com <TTAbrahams@aol.com> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] weird lens >Isaac, the 2" f2 lens comes from a Vinten aerial camera. It is a British made >aerial camera and the lens is designed to cover 120/70 mm film. The backfocus >of the lens is very close to the filmplane and it cant be modified for use on >a M or-Flex, Why couldn't it be used on an "M"? Would it actually go into the shutter? We seemed to be able to get infinity focus while looking at the ground glass on an M6... The Xpan thing is intriging... TIA Isaac