Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]William Gower writes: > I know this probably has come up before, but can a 35mm Summaron for the M3 > be "de-eyed" and converted to be mounted and bring up the 35mm frame on a > M2, M4, etc ? > > Is it a simple procedure for a good Leica repair shop ? I've been offered > one relatively cheaply, so if the cost of the conversion would be less than > 200 dollars, it still would be a bargin. You are right, it has been brought up before. I would suggest you just leave the eyes on and use in on you M. It brings up the 50 mm frameline which is modified by the "eyes." I use a Summaron on an M3 and an M6HM and it works equally well on both. They optics on the eyes are easy to clean if they are dirty. Just one caution, put them back in exactly as they came out else you might lose the calibration.