Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/01/23

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: SLR lenses on M bodies etc
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@gp.magick.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 10:46:54 PST
 
** Reply to note from Albert Yeh <yeh@chaph.usc.edu> 01/21/96 11:37pm  
-0800
>  bcs if M lens can be used on R body 
> and can be focus on infinite scene, then it means the thickness of M 
> body = thickness of R body 

You have to use an M lens where the "head" comes off so that it fits on  
the R body. The R bodies are wider than the M bodies. The R to M  
adapter obviously makes up the difference between the skinney M camera  
and the R cameras. You can't use all M lenses on the R cameras.

Regards,

Eric Welch
Grants Pass, OR

Replied: 24 Jan 96 22:37