Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 50mm Summicron question
From: Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 21:21:40 -0500

Brian jotted down the following:

> This left half of the lens with all the glass in it in my hand and the
> focussing ring and bayonet mount still on the camera. Now to the point of my
> post.  Is this normal?

The older versions of the 50mm summicron allowed the lens head to be removed
for things like mounting on bellows and other close-up equipment.  My DR
summi is the same.  So, yes, it is normal.  As you noted, it makes cleaning
the rear elements easy ;)

M.

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