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Subject: [Leica] M8 and "old" lenses? - John
From: j2m46 at hotmail.fr (Jean-Michel Mertz)
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 11:42:36 +0100
References: <DUB110-W1275B8A6BB0862F8101CE938D870@phx.gbl>, <B105D555-E12C-471E-B745-ECB98FAF8CC0@frozenlight.eu>, <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E9010EA68A24@WhizzMAIL01.whizz.org>

 Yes, quite right, I did forget to mention that the lenses were SLR ... ! 
Good guess! 
JM


Jean-Michel Mertz
Strasbourg

 
> From: john at mcmaster.co.nz
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 04:42:56 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 and "old" lenses?
> 
> 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
> >                                       
> > 
> 
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