Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leica Thread Mount Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of David > Burdoin > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 6:48 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Were there 2 35 LTM Summicrons? > > > Hello Everybody, > > Would some one please indicate what the abbreviation "LTM" means? > > Thanks! > > David Burdoin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dan Post <dpost@triad.rr.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 6:34 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Were there 2 35 LTM Summicrons? > > > > I think the LTM with the M-adapter had a set screw hole in the > threads of > > the LTM part of the mount, as did many of these lenses. I have > encountered > a > > 135 Hektor in M that had an adapter glued or cemented on, so I > think there > > were several ways to fashion the early M mounts. > > I looked up Stphen Gandy's website and he indicates that the 35 LTM > > Summicrons were made from 1958-60 which probably puts them contemporary > with > > the IIIg's production dates. > > All in all- if it is not too rare a piece, it would be nice to > use on the > > IIIf and the M cameras as it did come with the correct adapter ring! > > Dan > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael Volow" <mvolo@duke.edu> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 10:41 PM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Were there 2 35 LTM Summicrons? > > > > > > > What is the difference between the rare LTM 35mm Summicron > vs. the first > > > M-Mount 35mm Summicron with the convertible mount? I have a 35mm > Summicron > > > (ser no.1930020). It looks like an M-mount with the raised red bump on > the > > > side. But the M-mount unscrews to reveal a regular LTM mount. I bought > it > > > used in 1966 so it must be from the early-mid 1960's. I take > it this is > > not > > > one of the rare LTM 35mm Summicrons. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com> > > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 11:33 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] 35 LTM Summicron question > > > > > > > > > > I have an opportunity to get a nice looking 35mm Summicron > (Canadian) > > that > > > > is in LTM and was wondering if it is optically a good deal. It is > > cheaper > > > > thatn the M mounts I have been looking at for my M3, and > has very nice > > > > glass. > > > > The coating has an unusually yellow cast- is this normal > for this lens > > or > > > > was it perhaps recoated? > > > > Dan > > > > > > > > -- > > > > 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 > > -- > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html