Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think he is using SLR lenses... john -----Original Message----- I use my newly acquired 1953 collapsible Summicron on the M8 with no issues. If "close focusing is a guessing game" then something is wrong with your lens or the adapter. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman On 05 Nov 2014, at 16:02, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> wrote: > Hello everyone, > I use my "old" Leica LTM lenses on my M8, no problem. I've come to also > use two of my old Minolta rokkor lenses on that same M8 body (+ Fotodiox > adapter). The results appear to be OK: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Jean-Michel/minolta/L1091751.jpg.html> > > But focusing at the infinite is only possible at 5m (well in fact, between > 5 and the infinite). Close focusing is a guessing game ... So the idea is > of course to step down. This is to be expected with such lenses. The thing > is, these are lenses that are well made - (the rokkors seem to be highly > regarded even by Leica, did they not decide to build a camera on a common > venture? I've even read somewhere that the 50 rokkor set a standard for > Leica in the 60s ...) - they are fun to use and the colour and atmosphere > are quite unique. > I'd be interested if any Luggers have already tried this combo out? Thanks > for any tips! > JM > I could buy the latest M and use live view for accurate focusing, yes ... > but I'd have to win the lottery first. > > > > Jean-Michel Mertz > Strasbourg > >