Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/28

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Subject: [Leica] FW:Re: 50 Summilux
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:56:03 -0400
References: <20131028224852.60DE053C182@barracuda.rutabaga.org>

Thanks, Peter!  That's a good suggestion which I will consider.

Tina


On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 7:48 PM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote:

>
> Tina:
> I also have a Dual-Range Summicron. I sent it to DAG, who ground off the
> close-focus cam (the one used with the "eyes." I think it cost $80.  So now
> it fits on my M8 and should fit on any other digital M.  I sold the eyes..
> So now I have a lens I can use on my digital M instead of a lens I can only
> use when I shoot film, which I don't.
>
> For a while I thought it was wrong to defile such an elegant mechanical
> object. Then I decided: Lenses are to be used.  Food for thought.
>
> -------------
> Tina wrote:
> Yes, the Noctilux is my only practical 50.  I have a Summicron that has the
> eyes, but I don't think that fits on anything current.  I probably use my
>
>
>
> Peter, from my phone with tiny keys
>
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