Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just a guess Slobodan, but I'd bet that the new Summicron is an integral unit, i.e., the lens unit doesn't unscrew from a focusing mount. I doubt that Leica would go to the trouble and very considerable expense of recreating such a complex 2-piece unit when the purpose for doing so 47 years simply doesn't exist; the DR/Rigid lens head was designed to be used for macro work on the Visoflex as well as an enlarging lens on the Focomat. Seth LaK 9 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Slobodan Dimitrov" <sld@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 5:37 PM Subject: [Leica] New Summicron and old DR > Okay, I gotta ask this one! > Will the lens assembly from the 50 year model fit the DR version? > Slobodan Dimitrov > -- > 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