Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 40mm Summicron is a nice little lens, but for about the same or just a little more, you can get the 35mm Summicron M in fine shape. I use the 35 on my CL (a reversal of your intent,) I already had the 35 when I bought a CLE, so I sold the 40. The two lenses are almost the same dimensions, To mix things up more, there are differences between the 40mm for the Minolta C lenses, the Rokkar for the CLE, and the Summicron for the Leica CL. Gandy has some info on this at http://www.cameraquest.com/leicacl.htm Regards, Sonny - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Langer" <mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 7:37 AM Subject: [Leica] Leica CL 40mm Summicron on other M-mount cameras > > > > John, > > Is this true according to your direct experience, or just from what you've heard? I'm asking you this because last weekend I had a discussion with Reinhold Mueller on this very subject, and he answered unequivocally that the incompatibility of the 40mm > Summicron with other M cameras was just a myth. I'm fond of the 40mm focal length (I've got an Olympus 40mm f2.8 in LTM and just got a Rollei 35 SE) and have been considering buying the 40mm Summicron for a M6. > > Mark > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 22:47:21 -0700 > > From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica CL 40mm Summicron on other M-mount cameras > > Message-ID: <B8AAFB78.1AB3F%jbcollier@powersurfr.com> > > References: > > > > The answer is: a CL lens may focus correctly on a M camera...or it may not. > > The CL uses a very steep lens cam and the horizontal position of the CL's > > rangefinder roller is critical. The M lens cam is not steep and horizontal > > position of the rangefinder roller is not critical. In fact, on the M > > camera, the length of the rangefinder arm (horizontal position) is > > adjustable to fine tune focusing accuracy. So it is not unusual to have the > > rangefinder roller in slightly different horizontal positions on different M > > cameras. > > > > So the short story is that a CL lens may line up properly at infinity on one > > M camera and may not on another. Try it and see. > > > > John Collier > > > > PS: The 40/2 is a very good lens. > > -- > 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