Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Noel, Taken from Stephen's site: http://www.cameraquest.com/mlenses.htm "The Earlier version of the DR focuses to 19" and is marked in either feet or meters, but not both. It is also marked in reproduction rations from 1:15 to 1:.75. The "eyes" for these have the "condenser" trademark, inside of which is "E. Leitz Wetzlar." The Later version of the DR focuses to 20" and is marked in BOTH feet and meters, without the repro ratios. The "eyes" for this version are marked "Leitz Wetzlar" without the condenser trademark. The second version also has wider and deeper knurling on the focusing ring than the previous version. I have noticed a "warmer" color of lens coating on these later DR's, but am not sure if it extends to ALL of this variety. The lens head and glass appears to be identical to the earlier version and to the rigid version, at least from the outside." Most of the other lenses that are goggled are fixed to their specs. My 35/2.8's specs don't look like they're easily removed. My 2 minute 'Geez, i'd really like to buy this' inspection of a goggled Summilux looked like the same configuration for the 35/2.8. I think the DR is the only exception to this fixed goggle Leica policy. All the best, Gary 'we need more stinkin' goggles' Elshaw At 10:35 PM -0700 21/5/2000, Noel wrote: >From: "Noel H. Charchuk" <nhcharch@calcna.ab.ca> >Subject: [Leica] "Eyes" question >Message-ID: <Pine.A41.4.05.10005211410070.30618-100000@srv1.calcna.ab.ca> >References: > >I was using my Summicron DR for some garden and wildflower photos this >weekend. When taking the eyes off, and thinking about a set being sold by >themselves on eBay, a question arose. >How do you tell the various ones apart??? Mine has no marking on it, and >it appears the main part of the unit could be common to all, and only the >optical portion changed for the VF and RF functions of the various focal >lengths. >That raised another question, Is the dimensions of the slot or tab >different for different lenses? Or how can you decide which eyes to use if >you had a few of them loose in your camera bag >Noel Charchuk >Calgary > http://telusplanet.net/public/nhcharch - -- "The difficulty now is that unexceptional adults believe the loss of youthful dreaming is itself "growing up," as though adulthood were the passive conclusion to a doomed activity and hope during adolescence." OO The Uses of Disorder [_]<| Personal Identity and City Life -- Richard Sennett /|\ Gary Elshaw Post-Grad Film Student Victoria University New Zealand http://elshaw.tripod.com/ http://elshaw.tripod.com/photointro.html