Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, I have heard the same thing. I have the Minolta 40 mm lens which was made for the CL. I use it on my M6 all the time and it works just fine. I have taken many excellent images with it. I know this isn't the lens you asked about, but if my experience is of any help then fine. The real issue is that it brings up the 50 mm frame lines on an M6. With my eyes and eye glasses it just happens that the edges of the viewfinder comes very close to the field of view of a 40 mm lens. If I just plain stop fretting and shoot it works out fine. If I start to think about it then things get bollixed up. If you need more precision you can always use the frame line preview lever to bring up the 35mm frame. That is very close to the field of view for a 40 mm lens. Is all this a a kluge and a bit of a bother? Of course it is. Would I use this set up if my life depended on precise framing. Probably not. But at the yard sale price I paid for that lens who cares. Barney Barney "Jeffery L. Smith" wrote: > > There is some speculation that the 40mm f/2 Summicron made for the Leica > CL will not focus correctly on other camera bodies. Has anyone used this > lens on a Leica M3 through M6 or on a Bessa-T? Or on a Hexar RF? > > If it only focuses correctly on a CL, I'll leave it on that. I'd rather > use it on a Bessa-T. > > Jeffery Smith > > -- > 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