Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/31

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Subject: [Leica] New: Leicaflex SL and Leica R lens page
From: alal at duke.poly.edu (A. Lal)
Date: Mon Jan 31 08:32:22 2005

As I mentioned in my earlier post, you either have a problem with the SL
mount, or the lens itself.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+alal=duke.poly.edu@leica-users.org 
> [mailto:lug-bounces+alal=duke.poly.edu@leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of Don Dory
> Sent: 31 January, 2005 07:23
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] New: Leicaflex SL and Leica R lens page
> 
> 
> Doug,
> I have an ordinary mid production 35 Summicron that will not focus to
> infinity on either of my SL's.  I don't think that I have a rare or
> collectible version, but, it may be unique.
> 
> Don
> dorysrus@mindspring.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf
> Of Doug Herr
> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 11:35 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] New: Leicaflex SL and Leica R lens page
> 
> Don, I don't think that's correct at all.  IIRC, the first version of
> the
> 35mm Summicron-R was introduced in 1970, well within the SL's 
> production
> timeframe, and it ought to work perfectly at all distances.  
> The second
> version definitely fits the SL and Leicaflex Standard.
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> on 1/30/05 7:39 PM, Don Dory at dorysrus@mindspring.com wrote:
> 
> > Karen and Feli,
> > Let me clarify the situation.  The first generation 35 
> Summicron will
> > mount on an SL, provided the lens is focused in the near range.
> However,
> > there is a light baffle that prevents focusing to infinity.  I was
> > making the assumption that the second generation Summicron 
> R would not
> > work as well.  For this premise I do not have any first hand
> experience.
> > 
> > Don
> > dorysrus@mindspring.com
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org
> > 
> [mailto:lug-> bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On
Behalf
> > Of Karen Nakamura
> > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 10:06 PM
> > To: Leica Users Group
> > Subject: RE: [Leica] New: Leicaflex SL and Leica R lens page
> > 
> > 
> > At 10:00 PM -0500 05.1.30, Don Dory wrote:
> >> Karen,
> >> You should add the 35 Summicron R as not backward 
> compatible.  SL2 is
> >> fine, SL bodies do not allow mounting.  Mine is the first 
> generation
> 35
> >> Summicron, so I assume the second will not as well.
> > 
> > Mine is a first generation as well. If I understand what you're
> > saying, the second generation 35mm Summicron-R won't mount on the
> > Leicaflex SL or original Leicaflex?
> > 
> > 
> > Karen Nakamura
> > http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/
> > http://www.photoethnography.com/blog/
> > 
> 
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