Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]sorry Frank... this discussion is getting a little too deep for me... :-) is the cron 50 DR identical to the old rigid cron 50... of that era... or is it identical to the cron 50 which is available today ?... (as people say that the two are different from one another) thanks, Steve On Jun 23, 2007, at 12:11 PM, Frank Dernie wrote: > I mean contemporary with the one you own. > Frank > > On 23 Jun, 2007, at 13:49, Steve Barbour wrote: > >> >> On Jun 23, 2007, at 12:49 AM, Frank Dernie wrote: >> >>> The contemporary >> >> >> thanks Frank... do you mean the contemporary from then or now.... ? >> >> >> Steve >> >> >>> rigid Summicron is identical to the DR, apart from the close >>> focus arrangement. If you like the look so much why not get one >>> of those as well? >>> Frank >>> >>> On 23 Jun, 2007, at 08:29, Peter Klein wrote: >>> >>>> Steve: That was me. I had the idea of getting a cheap Rigid >>>> Summicron with bad glass and the correct focal length marked >>>> inside. The DR and Rigid lens heads unscrew from the mounts, so >>>> I thought I could put my DR lens head in the rigid mount for the >>>> M8, and still have the close range on film. I asked DAG about >>>> it, and he said that the mounts were different and it wouldn't >>>> work. But he also said that he could cut off the close focus >>>> part of the cam, and then it would work in the normal range on >>>> the M8. >>>> >>>> The unmodified DR does work in close-focus range on the M8. I >>>> know for sure, because I've tried it. When it's set in the >>>> normal range, the close-focus half of the cam sticks out too >>>> far, and it hits something inside the body when you try to mount >>>> it. I have read about this, and I have decided to believe it >>>> and not try it myself. :-) >>>> >>>> I'm still thinking about whether to have DAG do the >>>> "operation." It will depend on how much I like the 67mm >>>> equivalent length the 50mm turns into on the M8. And whether I >>>> want to desecrate a sacred object. Funny that I feel this way-- >>>> I've used the close range all of twice since I got the lens. >>>> But another DR was my first Leica lens, way back in 1970. I >>>> really love how the DR draws, how it's made, how it feels. And >>>> it's a Wetzlar product from the Golden Age. So I'm reluctant to >>>> give the lens a "vasectomy" unless I'd really use it a lot on >>>> the M8. >>>> >>>> Decision postponed while I experiment with my other 50s. >>>> >>>> --Peter >>>> >>>> At 02:29 PM 6/21/2007 -0700, Steve Barbour wrote: >>>>> recall hearing that the cron 50mm DR can be modified, >>>>> so that it can be used on the M8 body... >>>>> maybe that was reported here... >>>>> if someone can substantiate this, and give me details, I'd >>>>> appreciate >>>>> it... >>>>> >>>>> thanks, Steve >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information