Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Collier wrote: > > Forgive me for asking this but could you be confusing the 75 frame with the > 50mm? The 50mm lens has focussed to .7 meter since 1969 with version 11817. > > John Collier (who deserves to be flamed for such audacity) > > > From: john <bosjohn@mediaone.net> > > > > I was just sitting here fiddling with and M4 and M6, and I noticed, much to my > > surprise, the 50mm frame line in the M6 is smaller than the M4. I thought to > > myself, self, how odd, so I got out an M2 and M4-2. The M2, M4, M4-2 50mm > > frame lines all seemed to include the same within the frame but the M6 > > included noticeably less within the frame line. I double checked by putting > > the cameras on a tripod and setting markers ten feet from the camera ( two > > light stands) to mark the edges of the 50mm frame line for the M4. Replacing > > the M4 with the M6 the frame lines were, as I said noticeable narrower, though > > I did not measure how much. It looked like about three inches or so. > > > > The only reason I can think of for this oddity is that Leica resized the frame > > to be accurate at the closest focusing distance when the 50mm Summicron > > decided it could focus to 28" instead of 40". > > > > I am pretty far gon, but no, I didn't mistake the 75mm frameline for the 50mm. Bosjohn