Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com> > > Yes, there may be a problem. It is a great lens but was designed for the > Leitz/Minolta CL. The CL lenses had a different, steeper lens focusing cam > than normal M and CLE lenses. The CL camera, which does not have to focus > f1.0 lenses, has a simpler, shorter based rangefinder mechanism. The please insert a "M" here > cameras' rangefinder is fine tuned by adjusting the length of the roller arm > which means that it can be in a slightly different position horizontally > from one camera to another. The short ending to the long story is that quite > often the M and CLE camera's rangefinder will not couple to a CL lens > correctly. Point the combination at a point at least two miles away and, if > everything lines up OK at infinity, it should be fine. If it does couple > correctly, bear in mind that it may not work so well with your next body. Do > not forget there is a M mount 90/4 that is also not very expensive . > > John Collier (forgive the repetition) > >> From: Tristan Tom <tt@tristan.net> >> >> Does the 90 F4 Elmar C lens work on the M6? I'm a bit confused I guess... >> >