Re: [Leica] CL Question-do not use these lenses

[john@fine-art-photo.demon.co.uk (John Pattison)]

The ones to avoid are:

for reasons of physical damage to the metering arm:
Elmarit f2.8 28mm serial number below 2314921,
Super Angulon 21mm

for reasons of focussing impossibility:
Lenses with a finder attatchment i.e.
35 mm for M3, and Elmarti f2.8 135mm.

and, for reasons of focussing accuracy:
Summicron f2 90mm
Tele Elmar f4 135mm
Noctilux f1 50mm

John

>In a message dated 6/18/99 2:47:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>yzlee@cyberway.com.sg writes:
>
><< Thanks for sharing your experience on CL compatible lens.  On the 35
> Summicron, the rear element seems awfully closed to the brim and very close
> the the meter cell arm.  Is the distance between the arm and rear element
> sufficiently safe? >>
>
>According to all the books, the only lenses you *can not* mount on the CL,
>because they will crunch the meter stalk, are the collapsible lenses (ok as
>long as you *never* collapse them) and early 21 Super-Angulons and 28
>Elmarits (the later ones past certain serial #'s were factory modified to
>trigger the meter stalk to swing away when they're mounted...at least that's
>what they do on the M5).  Like I said, I've only used the CL a few times,
>never owned one.  Don't take my word for gospel, check with a  repair tech or
>Leica to me sure.
>DT