Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>> >>If the above is true, how come my M3 measures all the way down to 65cm >>with my 21 Super-Angulon? The rest of the way down to 40cm I appearently >>have to guess the distance. >> >>Claes > >Excuse my inaccuracy! I was talking about 50mm optics, because the >discussion focused on that particular focal length. All information I have >(factory specs, books, instruction leaflets etc) say that the Super = Angulon >on an M3 has rangefinder coupling to 1m (the M2, M4 etc go to 65cm)and can >be focused manually to 40cm. There are some lenses specifically made for >the M3 (all with finder attachments: 35mm Summaron, 35mm Summicron, 35mm >Summilux) that can focus till 65cm. The 35mm Summilux is interesting. The >normal version (without attachment for the M2/M4) focuses till 1m and with >the attachment for The M3 till 65cm. >If you really have an M3 that has accurate rangefinder coupling with the >Super Angulon till 65cm, you have a unique piece of work. >Erwin Puts Well, Erwin, I don=B4t have a separate rangefinder coupling for my = Super-Angulon. The M3 simply measures down to 65cm by itself! And, = listen to this, after my initial confusion I also checked my other = two M3 bodies. The one with the lowest serial number, 973xxx, only = measures down to 80cm. But the one with the highest number, 1139xxx, = reads all the way down to 60cm!! And I measure to the film plane, of = course! How do one explain that? Buy the way, I get the same reading without the lens on, but that was = of course expected. Unfortunately I don=B4t have any other lenses who has a close = focusing less than 1m, but next Thursday I=B4ll get my new M6 with a = 35mm Summicron. What is the closest focusing possible with an M6? = Does anyone know? Claes