Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Lens Mount Distance
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 21:57:21 -0700
References: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNIEDPMKAA.red735i@earthlink.net> <p05100313bb100a373c47@[204.174.36.233]>

Frank

Just send a picture and stop the punters from guessing!

Jerry

Henning Wulff wrote:

> At 5:06 PM -0700 6/12/03, Frank Filippone wrote:
> >Nope Henning... it is a very modern back with electrical contacts, etc.....
> >I think it is a piece of test instrumentation for lenses.... It holds film
> >and has a gate that must be PUSHED in to open for film recording.... very
> >weird....
> >
> >OTOH, does the Eldia have a 28mm back foocus length?  The Eldia was made for
> >screw mount lenses only, right?
>
> The Eldia didn't take lenses; it just had a glass gate for the exposure.
>
> I can't quite picture what you've got. What is this gate that you
> 'push to open', and what are the electrical contacts hooked up to??
>
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In reply to: Message from "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] Leica Lens Mount Distance)
Message from Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> (RE: [Leica] Leica Lens Mount Distance)