Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If he performs the surgery, will you lose the close focus function? Tom On Jun 23, 2007, at 12:29 AM, 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