Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/20

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Focomat IIc
From: vick.ko at sympatico.ca (vick.ko@sympatico.ca)
Date: Thu Jul 20 12:59:01 2006

It's a mechanical clearance item.  The mount is deep inside a tube, on the 
enlarger.

The tube is only as large as the lens body.

Vick


> 
> From: Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net>
> Date: 2006/07/20 Thu PM 03:35:03 EST
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] Re: Focomat IIc
> 
> 
> On Jul 20, 2006, at 8:41 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:
> 
> > I have to admit, for me, it's the red dot syndrome.
> >
> > They weigh a ton.  They are archaic.  They only take Leitz lenses 
> > (i.e. the do NOT take Rodagons or Componons or el-Nikkors).
> >
> > I only hope that after I buy one, use it, get fed up with it, it is 
> > still coveted by someone and I can recover my cost.
> >
> > regards
> > Vick
> >
> 
> I don't understand why the Focomat IIC  only takes Leitz lenses. It 
> would seem that any 50 mm lens that uses the 39 mm mount would focus 
> just as well with the standard enlarger cam as a Leitz lens. Are you 
> sure this isn't a piece of marketing department FUD?
> 
> Larry Z
> 
> 
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