Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks! That was as definitive an answer as one could have wished. Does the focusing mount have a name or a code that may make it easier to look for? Or should I just be patient until I find a 90/2 for parts/repair? Juan On May 14, 2004, at 12:42 AM, John Collier wrote: > That is a 11124/OESBO (later version 11126)* which is a 90/2 in short > mont for the Viso 2 or 3. Just the short mount itself is a > 16463/ZOOEP**. You would need to unscrew the optical unit and attach > it to a (properly calibrated) rangefinder coupled focusing mount which > may be well nigh impossible to find on its own. > > John Collier > > * 1959 Leica Catalog > ** Lager Vol. 2 Lenses > > On May 13, 2004, at 9:39 PM, Juan Gea-Banacloche wrote: > >> Thank you for the suggestion. It does not seem to be a LTM lens. It >> may be an old M version (diaphragm only to 16). It does not have a >> screw mount. It has a bayonet mount, and it mounts just fine on a >> Visoflex II. The bayonet mount would of course fit on the M camera, >> except for the fact that is is recessed into the lens. I wonder if it >> is the optical group of the Summicron on a short focusing tube type >> ZOOEP. >> I have uploaded 3 pictures, >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder.tcl?folder_id=397602 >> if someone knows what I need to mount this lens on my M3, please let >> me know. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information