Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Televit was -the fling is over/my search has ended
From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 15:04:03 -0800

on 3/30/02 1:18 PM, Henning Wulff at henningw@archiphoto.com wrote:

> 
> You're right Seth, it doesn't work. The Televit was for earlier
> lenses; the 6.8's have a completely different mounting system, and
> they don't fit on the Televit. The front part of the 6.8 lenses have
> the sliding focus mechanism, and while you can actually unscrew the
> front of the lens, it's only good for taking out the lens group and
> trying to start a fire with it (although it's none too good at that
> as it is, of course, only f/6.8).
>
 
I have seen one f/6.8 lens head with its sliding-focus mechanism modified to
fit the Televit, giving two focussing methods and a built-in extension tube
but of course this was a custom job.
 

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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