Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/19

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Subject: RE: [Leica]Was Off Topic Topics. M enlarging lenses
From: Jem Kime <jem.kime@cwcom.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 10:04:27 +0100

Adrian,
not myself, but I knew a lady that did. She had used a Summicron for the 
last umpteen years most successfully, she showed excellent prints usually 
12" x 16" at many exhibitions I saw. There was a Leitz adapter to 
facilitate this, like the close up adapter for the camera, it mounted the 
rear end of the collapsed lens barrel onto a tube which then terminated in 
a 39mm screw fit.
Sadly she died last year and her enlarger along with the adapted lens was 
sold on to the daughter of a doctor through 'my' little magazine.
regards,
Jem

- -----Original Message-----
From:	apbbeijing@yahoo.com [SMTP:apbbeijing@yahoo.com]

Has anyone here ever used a Leica M lens for enlarging their photos? I
recall reading that Leitz used to recommend the Summicron 50 for very large
enlargements (beyond the what is it 2-12x range for which most enlarging
lenses are optimised)?

Adrian Bradshaw