Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, you will lose the ability to focus in the near range. I think the idea of finding a rigid mount with the correct focal length with a nasty lens head makes a lot of sense. On 6/23/07, Tom Schofield <tomschofield@comcast.net> wrote: > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory@gmail.com