Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The following lenses require a piece of 3/8" or 9.5 mm tape around the barrel to prevent the lens from going to far into the body of a CL or M5: 50/3.5 50/2.8 50/2 Summar, Summitar and Summicron 90/4 The collapsible Hektor requires a piece of tape 1/2" or 12.7 mm thick All the deep rear optical unit lenses (21/4, 21/3.4 and first version of the 28/2.8) below serial number 2314921 need to have one of the bayonet ears modified to prevent the meter cell arm from being deployed and broken. I have also heard that the earlier body caps with square edges to the mounting ears can cause problems with an M5/CL. I have not been able to confirm this. Anyone know for sure? John Collier On May 21, 2004, at 2:59 AM, FRANK DERNIE wrote: > I believe any of the collapsible lenses will damage > the meter arm in a M5, I certainly wouldnot risk it. > Frank > > --- Jeffery Smith <jls@runbox.com> wrote: > > >> I just got my collapsible 50/2 Summicron back from >> John Van Stelten after a >> polish and recoat of the front element. Looks like >> new. This lens does not >> seem to collapse deeply into the body. Is it safe to >> use with an M5? Both >> are chrome and I'd like to put the lens on that >> body.