Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: DR Summicron
From: "A.H.SCHMIDT" <horsts@actek.com.au>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 11:24:29 +1000

Marc James Small wrote:

> At 01:59 PM 8/10/1999 -0700, Gib Robinson wrote:
> >Yes. The lens unscrews from the barrel. I don't know why they were
> >manufactured that way, but they were. The barrel mate to my lens
> >has the same serial # inscribed where the lens sits when screwed in.
> >Perhaps the lens could be used for the visoflex or put to some other
> >purpose, I don't know. Would some lens historian enlighten us here?
>
> Yes, that is exactly why the head comes off.  It can be fitted to a Bellows
> rig for close-up work.
>
> There is no finer method of making extreme close-ups than with a Visoflex
> II or IIa or III on an M6 with a Bellows II.  Wonderful!
>
> Marc
>
> Marc, The other reason, why the leans head is can be unscrewed, is,  because
> it can be used with the close up devices. One is similar to the Nooky, but
> its made for the M cameras. The other is for the Bowoo-M copying stand. Both
> however need a small adapter between the lens head and the copying device

Regards, Horst Schmidt