Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/08/01

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: 21mm Dilemna
From: wilcox@umcc.umich.edu (Ken Wilcox)
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 18:50:00 -0400

Don't know. Mine is an early one. The Super Angulon nearly touches the
shutter. I don't see how light could be reflected from it back to the cell,
but that doesn't mean it can't.

kw

>According to Osterloh's Leica M book (example obtained before recall and
>hence sheds pages like a cat would hairs) only 21mm F3.4 Super Angulon's
>with serial numbers below 2314921 will not meter correctly with an M6 body.
>The example that I'm considering the purchase of has a serial #27XXXXX
>therefore I should be okay. (Not that I use M6s but, heck, you never know
>one of these days I might consider going back to a 35mm that takes a
>battery)
>        Are Osterloh and myself potentially mistaken?
>Thanks,
>Jae

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