Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Toomaron-Zoomaron-Summaron! Hello neighbors!- as an aside- since I am sure some of our constant readers have the LTM version of the Summaron so that they can use it on their favorite LTM Leica AND the M bodies, that on my M6, at least, the 35mm framelines are brought up with the 135mm adapter ring I have, so an extra ring is not needed specifically for the Summaron! Happy snaps, y'all! Dan - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@powersurfr.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 11:37 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: 35/3.5 SUMMARON-M > There were three different focusing M versions of this lens: > > SOONC-M bought up the 50mm framelines and required the use of a separate > finder (SBLOO). > > SOONC-MW brought the 50mm framelines but had the "bug-eyed" optical eyes to > modify the field of view so that it covered the 35mm field. > > SOONC-MT brought up the 35mm/135mm framelines so it worked with the M2 but > you needed the separate finder (SBLOO) for the M3. > > It is very easy to modify the SOONC-M to bring up the 35mm framelines. You > just file off material from the bayonet ear that controls the viewfinder > masks until it does not engage the mechanism. The procedure can be reversed > with some careful silver soldering. > > While it easy to remove the "bug-eyed" glasses from the SOONC-MW, this will > result in inaccurate focusing. > > John Collier > > > From: "Mārtiņš Zelmenis" <martin@lrpv.lv> > > > > it's s sad but true!! It was meant to be that way - but I acknowledge I have > > managed to modify mine so now it brings out the brightline in my M4. No idea > > what wuold it do on an M6, but I assume it might act in a similar manner. > > > > > > And this modification can't be undone . . . ;-) > > > > Friends > > > > Is it true that this lens does not bring out the 35mm frame lines on the > > M6? If so, why not? > > > > Dan K. > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html