Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Andras, you wrote: >2. Leica misunderstood and was referring to CL lenses instead of CLE >lenses. According to "Handbuch des Leica-Systems 1984/4" CL lenses have a >"steep curve" helicoid, whereas M lenses have a "differential" helicoid >maintaining the follower cam always parallel. Because of this CL lenses can >not be focussed correctly via RF on M bodies. This is printed Leica >information. I don't know about the "official" information, but I *do* know that, for 12 years, I used the 40 and 90 Leitz CL lenses on both my CLE and my M3, and never experienced a focusing problem of any kind; also used the 28 Elmarit-M on my CLE with good results. I think it's much ado about nothing. Regards, Chuck - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Warman cwarman@wf.net (Wichita Falls, TX)