Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 12/7/01 5:19:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, jbcollier@powersurfr.com writes: > Another confirmation that goggled lenses will work all the M cameras is the > 135/2.8 which uses goggles to modify the 90mm framelines to show the 135mm > field of view. It works on both the M3/MP and other M cameras and did not > come in separate versions. > > Many Leica-Users have also anecdotally reported no problems using the > goggled 35/1.4 wide open with M cameras other than the M3 and MP. > > John Collier > > > > From: SthRosner@aol.com > > > > ........It will, of course, function correctly on an M3 (only). It will > not > > function correctly on any other M body - as John Van Stelten informed me > > within the last week in answer to that very question. The focussing cam > is > > mated to the M3 RF roller arm that is different from the RF arm on M2, M4, > M5 > > and M6 cameras. > > and later added: > > > I misstated. It is the cam curve on the M3 (goggle) 35 Summicron that is > > different from the cam curve on the non-goggle lenses. John Van Stelten > said > > it actuates the arms on non-M3s in a way that gives inaccurate focussing. Thank you John: I've just spoke with John Van Stelten. I misunderstood his answer to my question about an M3-version 35/3,5 Summaron. Thus, I blew it twice. I'm going into hibernation. Seth LaK 9 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html