Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, Interesting, my baffle is taller, much taller than the one you displayed. It may be possible that the gnomes were creative the day my lens was put together. 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 Douglas Sharp Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 7:00 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] New: Leicaflex SL and Leica R lens page Don, and others on this thread, here are a couple of shots of the Summicron 35 and the SL with the aforesaid attached and focus set at infinity, ie the baffle is as far into the camera as it will go. http://gallery.leica-users.org/TESTS/Summicron_35 http://gallery.leica-users.org/TESTS/SL_Summicron35 Is your baffle higher ? or is it possible that early SLs had a slightly different mirror construction? The SL shown here is a very late model. cheers Douglas Don Dory wrote: > 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/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information