Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Are you actually saying that the first version of the 21mm f2.8 Elmarit was NOT a retrofocus lens, and thus would foul the meter on a CL? I have one of the earliest ones of that lens, though it is beat up and has a scarred mount, it IS retrofocus and I use it regularly on my CL. Please explain why you said that. Do you know more about it than Laney and Putz? Jerry John Collier wrote: > The 21/4 SA, the 21/3.4 SA and the first version of the 28/2.8 all > have large protruding rear elements that will either partially block > the metering cell of the M6 cameras or physically block the metering > cell of the CL and M5. If you use the any of the above lenses on a M5 > or CL, the lens mount has to be modified otherwise the meter cell arm > will be broken. The later 21/3.4 SA came with the mount modified. On > the M6, the lenses give readings about three stops too low. It is > possible to modify the lens so that it is with a 1/3 stop or so. This > URL has the details: > > http://www.jumboprawn.net/jesse/angulon_mod.html > > John Collier > > On Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at 08:54 PM, John Straus wrote: > > > While you guys are on the 21mm's dosen't one model have issue with > > blocking > > the meter on the newer TTL bodies? I though I read that somewhere... > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html