Re: [Leica] retrofocus for M6 with meter

[Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>]

Brougham wrote:
> 
> > There is stuff you can do in glass design on a rangefinder you can't
> > do on an SLR.
> 
> What about some of the retrofocus designs for the M6 to accomodate the
> meter?  Are they "less" retrofocus than the corresponding designs to
> avoid the mirror path?  Is there even such a thing as "less" and
> "more" retrofocus, or is it discretely quantized like being a "little
> bit" pregnant?
> 
This is exactly what I wanna know!
Is fine tuning the back protrusion of the lens so it does not hit the meter path
the same as making it more or less retrofocual? Or is a retrofocus lens a
different kettle of fish entirely?
Mark William Rabiner
:)