[Leica] DR Summicron & M6

[pklein at 2alpha.net (Peter Klein)]

Focus on infinity does the trick.  I had a heartstopping moment trying to 
mount my DR on my M6TTL once.  But since I'd mounted it before with no 
problems, I realized I must be doing something different.  Then I 
remembered what I'd read (on Stephen Gandy's site?) about mounting with the 
focus on infinity.  It probably has something to do with the close-focus 
part of the lens cam getting in the way of something.

Which reminds me:  I keep reading that the DR Summicron won't work on the 
Bessa R series (which may also mean, by inference, an Epson RD-1).  I'm not 
sure if this means:

1. The DR really won't mount.
2.  You have to focus on infinity to mount it.
3. The close range won't work (the RF window is in the wrong place, and the 
body is different, so the googles are useless even if they do mount.

--Peter


>Infinity worked. Thanks.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "feli" <feli2@earthlink.net>
>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 3:54 PM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] DR Summicron & M6
>
>
> > Have you tried setting the focus at infinity?
> >
> >
> > feli
> >
> > On Oct 2, 2005, at 11:09 AM, Lew wrote:
> >
> >> I just discovered that my DR Summicron won't mount on my M6. Why?
> >> Will it mount on any of the later bodies? If not, are there any
> >> choices other than the 90 elmarit for close up work?
> >> -Lew