Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/13

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Subject: [Leica] Help with an old Summicron 90mm
From: banacloj at mac.com (Juan Gea-Banacloche)
Date: Thu May 13 22:11:30 2004
References: <200405140105.i4E15alQ043247@server1.waverley.reid.org> <13CECCBA-A548-11D8-8A8C-00039383EA1A@mac.com> <8E2216E4-A54E-11D8-BCD2-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca> <5CE52AEC-A558-11D8-8A8C-00039383EA1A@mac.com> <23C59AD4-A561-11D8-BCD2-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca>

Thanks! That was as definitive an answer as one could have wished.

Does the focusing mount have a name or a code that may make it easier 
to look for? Or should I just be patient until I find a 90/2 for 
parts/repair?

Juan

On May 14, 2004, at 12:42 AM, John Collier wrote:

> That is a 11124/OESBO (later version 11126)* which is a 90/2 in short 
> mont for the Viso 2 or 3. Just the short mount itself is a 
> 16463/ZOOEP**. You would need to unscrew the optical unit and attach 
> it to a (properly calibrated) rangefinder coupled focusing mount which 
> may be well nigh impossible to find on its own.
>
> John Collier
>
> * 1959 Leica Catalog
> ** Lager Vol. 2 Lenses
>
> On May 13, 2004, at 9:39 PM, Juan Gea-Banacloche wrote:
>
>> Thank you for the suggestion. It does not seem to be a LTM lens. It 
>> may be an old M version (diaphragm only to 16). It does not have a 
>> screw mount. It has a bayonet mount, and it mounts just fine on a 
>> Visoflex II. The bayonet mount would of course fit on the M camera, 
>> except for the fact that is is recessed into the lens. I wonder if it 
>> is the optical group of the Summicron on a short focusing tube type 
>> ZOOEP.
>> I have uploaded 3 pictures,
>> http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder.tcl?folder_id=397602
>> if someone knows what I need to mount this lens on my M3, please let 
>> me know.
>
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