Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] New Macro-Adapter with other M lenses, was: New LeicaMacro-Elmar M 90/4
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 11:22:38 -0700
References: <A1070876-EE9C-11D7-8032-000A27E2AA4E@ubi.edu>

Lucien

I do believe that the lens itself has a single rotating cam, like the
collapsible 90mm Elmar.

Jerry

Lucien wrote:

> Le mercredi, 24 sep 2003, à 14:42 Europe/Brussels, Dan C a écrit :
>
> > No, I meant that it would seem that if the lens can mount in both the
> > adaptor and the camera body directly, then the mounts in the camera
> > body
> > and the adaptor can't be that dissimilar.
>
> Dan,
>
> They are.
>
> Compare the bayonet on the Macro-Adapter and the bayonet on your camera
> body.
>
> On the adaptor, the lock is on the opposite side as on the camera.
>
> Which means that on the Macro-Elmar 90mm there will be two cam at 180
> degree of each other.
>
> One used when the lens is mounted directly on the camera and one use
> only with the adaptor.
>
> Lucien
>
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In reply to: Message from Lucien <director@ubi.edu> (Re: [Leica] New Macro-Adapter with other M lenses, was: New LeicaMacro-Elmar M 90/4)