Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc, How much is a DR Summicron worth? How much should I offer? Chris >At 02:27 PM 4/27/96 -0700, Charles E. Dunlap wrote: > >>I've never seen the lens, so I have one more question: what are the eyes, >>are they something that travel seperately from the lens until needed or >>are they part of the lens that you can put into position for NF? When you >>say pulling the lens out do you mean taking it off of the camera? > >The 'eyes' are the optical attachment which fit over the two rangefinder >windows to adjust the focusing to the 'near focus' range. This is a small >assembly which clips onto the bridge of the lens. After the eyes are in >place, the lens is pulled forward slightly to allow the focusing ring to >move over a stop which allows the near-focus range to be used. When not in >use, the eyes are carried separately. Leica US made a small leather case >and I believe the Wetzlar folks made a special leather lens case which >included space for the eyes though I've never seen one. I use the US case >for the eyes. > >At no point does the lens have to be removed from the camera. > >There is a recent and rather exhaustive article on the NF Summicron by Roy >Moss in Viewfinder. > >Marc >msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 >Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! > > > **************************************************** C.M. Fortunko, Ph.D. Group Leader, Materials Characterization (853.05) National Institute of Standards and Technology Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory 325 Broadway Boulder, CO 80303 Voice phone:(303)497-3062 FAX:(303)497-5030 ****************************************************