Re: dual range summicron eyes question

[Arthur Wouk <awouk@nilenet.com>]

my DR-summicron is marked in meters only.  i assumed that 3'4"= 10 meter
and that 32" would correspond to to the 1 meter mark. i just tried it.
it works!!!! many thanks.

assumed ~ translation: i fooled around and fooled around before putting
my mind in gear, and then it worked!:-)
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>From: "Roy C. Zartarian" <royzart@connix.com>
>Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 17:35:53 -0400 (EDT)
>Subject: Re: dual range summicron eyes question
>
>On Tue, 19 Aug 1997, Arthur Wouk wrote:
>
>> summicron. it starts on, but when the baseplate of the eyes comes in
>> contact with the ball on top of the lens, it won't move any further.
>> 
>> so, is this a 'freezing' of the ball on which this is to seat, or is
>> there more than one type of early eyes?
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>Have you put the focus ring into the near focus mode i.e. turning to the
>stop at 3'4", then pulling it forward (toward the front element), and
>while it's pulled out, turning it toward 32" mark mark until it stops?
>Once that is done, the eyes will slip on over the ball unless, in fact,
>the ball is indeed frozen?
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