Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Does the lens have a focussing mount at all? I have a viso mount 90 f2 and I believe it is possible to replace the viso mount with a M focussing mount but where you would get one I have no idea and the mount would have to be matched to the lens. May be very pricey. cheers Frank On 14 May, 2004, at 04:39, 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. > Thanks again. > > Juan > > On May 13, 2004, at 10:29 PM, John Collier wrote: > >> You may have a second version of the 90/2 LTM (screw mount) lens. In >> which case you just need a simple M mount adapter. Any of the >> adapters will work but the ISBOO/14098 is the one which will bring up >> the 90 mm framelines. >> >> John Collier >> >> On May 13, 2004, at 7:43 PM, Juan Gea-Banacloche wrote: >> >>> owe to this list: thanks). >>> >>> I recently got what I thought was a nice old 90mm Summicron for the >>> M [I guess a SEOOM (or maybe a SEOOF-M???), s/n 1742368]. When I >>> opened the box, I was disappointed to see it cannot be mounted on >>> the M3-- it has a Visoflex mount. However, the drawing of the lens >>> on the side of the box shows an extra ring with the M bayonet. That >>> this ring was part of the original lens is suggested by the size of >>> the box and the marks on the velvet lining inside the box. >>> >>> I would like to believe the lens could be used either on the >>> Visoflex or mounted directly on the M3 by removing or adding this >>> hypothetical ring. Does anyone know if this is the case or not? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >