Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/06

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Re: Which lens to replace Focotar?
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2002 14:18:53 -0800
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At 12:18 PM 1/6/2002 -0700, Greg J. Lorenzo wrote:

>Hi Jim,
>
>Do you know if the Schneider lens in fact can be used in place of the 
>Focotar in the V35 without modification?
>
>For seem reason I faintly recall reading the the V35 and it's lens were 
>matched at the Leica factory and shouldn't or couldn't be changed out even 
>with another Focotar. I also thought I read that Leica had two versions of 
>the Focotar Lens: one metal, one plastic.
>
>Regards,
>
>Greg


I remember (I think) reading that the 40 Schneider APO lens works perfectly 
with the V35 in AF mode. But I no longer have a V35 to test it on...

Jim

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