Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ahhh - okay - ignore it. Bessa-T doh! > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tim > Atherton > Sent: December 4, 2001 11:45 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] CL or Bessa T? > > > > > >Sonny, > > > Your point about the CL being able to use Leica lenses that it is not > > >supposed to be able to use is well taken. The Bessa T can not use all > > >Leica M lenses. The body is not deep enough inside the lens mount to > > >take a 35 ,2.0 M lens, for instance. The part of the lens that extends > > >back beyond the lens mount hits the interior of the camera before it > > >locks into place and thus can not be mounted. I have not tried every > > >other lens to see if this is true across the board. I stopped > > >considering this body when the 35 would not mount. > > >Tom Furlotte > > >Memphis > > I don't quite understand this... Which 35 f2 lens? As I recall, > my Summicron > worked fine - only slight problem is the lens focusses to about .7m while > the CL only focusses to .8 - but I don't focus that close very often... > > The CL does pretty well with most "standard" M lenses. > > Tim A > > -- > 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