Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/11

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Subject: Fw: [Leica] Advice on used lens +body
From: "Boreham" <boreham@dial.pipex.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 06:05:26 -0000
 
> The Summicron 90 is fine, although the diaphragm scale points the wrong
way,
> using the M6. Why did Leitz do two variants of this diaphragm ring, in
> opposite directions?

I think you will find that the aperture ring turns same way as others for
max and min stops. The difference is that the dot is on the moving part and
the scale is on the fixed part so it looks as though it is the wrong way
round. I had one once and it fooled me at first. 
Mike