Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 9, 2008, at 12:24 PM, Seth Rosner wrote: > Steve - and Sonny - take care; the only issue there is that the > threads of the Rigid Summicron focusing mount do not uniformly match > the threads of a particular optical unit. Some years ago, thinking > to use the optical unit of my DR as a rigid, I bought a focus mount > from Don Goldberg who warned me about this and offered to take it > back if it didn't work. It didn't. Result was that the optical unit, > when mounted on the adapter and my M4 or M6 had the diaphragm and > rangefinder scales completely out of sight, a bit to the right of > bottom dead center. So a focusing mount might, or might not, match > and align the optical head correctly. thanks Seth...yes, I found exactly this too, some work some don't... I believe too I found a previous e-mail (of yours?) talking about this problem... I eventually found a mount that worked fine, but I went ahead and circ'd a DR that I had and loved, in order to use it on the M8... many thanks, Steve > > > Best, > > Seth > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 11:57 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] M-lenses on M8 > > >> >> On Dec 9, 2008, at 9:43 AM, Sonny Carter wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> and I know you are a DR guy... >>>> >>>> I did as Peter did...the DR on the M8, nice.... >>> >>> >>> Mine is up there too, getting surgery >> >> you'll like it Sonny, call it a DiRcumcision... >> >> a bit drastic at its age, but worth it. >> >> The other way to go is to remove the DR lens cassette, screw it >> into a >> matched Summicron Rigid body/M adapter, >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Sonny >>> http://www.sonc.com >>> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ >>> Natchitoches, Louisiana >>> USA >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.15/1839 - Release Date: > 12/9/2008 9:59 AM > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information