Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/02
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At 01:04 AM 8/3/97 UT, you wrote:
>What is the word on using the 40mm (made for the CL) on an M-series? Aside
>from lacking specific frame-lines, does it perform up to the name
"Summicron"?
> It is extremely compact. I saw one reference to its being a great snapshot
>lens, but another reference implied the M's focusing cam does not work real
>precisely with it. Rumor? Fact? Significance? Many TIA.
The official word from Leitz is, it won't focus accurately. I think it's a
CYA policy. I used my 40 on an M3 for several years, and never had a
problem. Lucky? Undiscriminating? Who knows, but I was happy.
Chuck
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Chuck Warman
cwarman@wf.net (Wichita Falls, TX)
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