Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 and 90/2 lightmetering deviation
From: David Rodgers <drodgers@swiftnet.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 07:03:57 -0800
References: <B8117A9F.1671E%jbcollier@powersurfr.com>

Dave

I know Minolta and Sigma made lenses for Leica. If I didn't know better it 
sounds like this one was made by Nikon? Does it mount in the opposite 
direction, too? :-).

At 08:46 PM 11/9/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Check the 90mm Summicron's "direction" for the aperture!
>
>One model has the scale "stationary" and the adjustment rotates, and this is
>OPPOSITE all the other
>Leica lenses.  Another lens of the same series is the reverse - the index 
>mark is
>stationary, and the
>aperture adjustment rotates - like every other Leica lens.
>
>Weird, but true.
>
>Vick

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Replies: Reply from "Leo Hufener" <leo.hufener@tip.nl> (Re: [Leica] M6 and 90/2 lightmetering deviation)
In reply to: Message from John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com> (Re: [Leica] M6 and 90/2 lightmetering deviation)