Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Caution - Hearsay Coming Up - Caution I believe that only the DR and one of the 35 Summarons (f3.5 or f2.8) came with easily detachable eyes and a special mounting foot. One could certainly tell the difference by mounting them as the DR eyes magnify and the Summaron eyes reduce. Perhaps someone with a Summaron with removable eyes could comment on any special markings or different design of the mounting foot? John Collier > From: "Noel H. Charchuk" <nhcharch@calcna.ab.ca> > > I was using my Summicron DR for some garden and wildflower photos this > weekend. When taking the eyes off, and thinking about a set being sold by > themselves on eBay, a question arose. > How do you tell the various ones apart??? Mine has no marking on it, and > it appears the main part of the unit could be common to all, and only the > optical portion changed for the VF and RF functions of the various focal > lengths. > That raised another question, Is the dimensions of the slot or tab > different for different lenses? Or how can you decide which eyes to use if > you had a few of them loose in your camera bag >