RE: [Leica] Lens to work with M6 35mm frame lines??

["Bergman, Mark A." <mabergm@nppd.com>]

If it does bring up the wrong frames it is very easy to modify (see my other
post).  While slow @ 3.5 this is a very good lens and takes the same 39 mm
filters and hoods as the current line, thus they are easier (and cheaper) to
find.

- -----Original Message-----
From: Denis Boisclair [mailto:denis.a.boisclair@lineone.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 2:10 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] Lens to work with M6 35mm frame lines??


I aaam a Leica 'newbie' and I have  mail ordered a 35mm f3.5 Summaron -M- 
lens to use with an M6 camera. It is described as 'Exc++ 95%. Very clean 
barrel optics' and priced at £229 (around $345). The lens number is 1273923 
and the dealer tells me that this indicates that it was manufactured in
1955.

The dealer told me on the phone that although advertised as 'for M2/M4' (no 
goggles mentioned) the lens would activate the camera's 35 mm frame lines.

A  subsequent search of the LUG archives reveals that this lens will only 
bring up the 50mm frame lines!!! One posting to LUG says that early 
Summarons made between 1954 -1956 weren't around then!

The lens will arrive in the next day or two and it looks as though I will 
have to return it.

Can any member please advise me what  choice I have of used 35 mm lenses 
which WILL be a perfect match?

Thanks in anticipation of being pointed in the right direction!

Denis Boisclair