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Subject: Re: [Leica] Focus Limit CL with 35mm summicron????
From: "SonC (Sonny Carter)" <sonc@sonc.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 10:49:38 -0600
References: <F135fdhNzW3l1GM3h3v0001ba38@hotmail.com>

John, I have the identical kit, and my 35mm Summicron stops focusing
between .7 and .8 meters.  There is a little more travel in the lens
after the CL patch stops operating.

Hope this helps.

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "John Tobias" <johntobias@hotmail.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 3:26 AM
Subject: [Leica] Focus Limit CL with 35mm summicron????


>
>
> Hi folks and thanks in advance for letting me trouble you with my
question
>
> I am currently using my 35 mm summicron on a CL body (Ideal Tiny
travel
> outfit) but I notice that when close focussing, (1 meter or less)
the
> rangefinder image stops moving, that is, the focus cam appears to
have
> reached the end of its travel at 1 meter and thus I have to guess
below 1
> meter. The coupling above this distance is fine and therefore for
all
> intents, this lens is not any problem on the CL. I just wonder if
its
> because the cl was designed not to focus closer than about 1 meter
(ie with
> the 40mm summicron C) or am I just being a sad and boring anal
retentive!!
>
> Cheers from an unusually sunny scotland
>
> John
>
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