Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/03

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Subject: [Leica] Help - Leica 65 3.5 Elmar
From: vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko)
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:39:20 -0400
References: <200904040031.BMV18170@rg4.comporium.net> <20090404005827.GA22221@panix.com> <200904040105.BMV20690@rg4.comporium.net> <BLU0-SMTP165769A1706A950403791A8C860@phx.gbl> <200904040129.BOI76382@rg5.comporium.net>

Hello Tina

I don't have an exhaustive answer, but the Long focus lenses from 
125-560mm were made for the Visoflex, reason being that the RF baseline 
was now not long enough for accurate focusing.

This is quite comprehensive about Visoflex lore:

http://elshaw.tripod.com/Visoflex/Visoflex.html

...Vick

Tina Manley wrote:
> At 09:18 PM 4/3/2009, you wrote:
>> Ummm, yeah
>>
>> From all that I can tell, the 65mm Elmar and 16464 adapter combination
>> was intended for the Visoflex, not direct mount to an M.
>>
>> There is an adapter combination to allow the Visoflex lenses to be used
>> on R cameras, but I don't think that is where you are going.
>>
>> ...Vick
>
> Right.  It never occurred to me that the lens would be made to work 
> only on the Visoflex.  Is this the only lens made to work only on the 
> Visoflex?  Sorry to be so stupid about this, but I'm not an equipment 
> person!
>
> Anybody want to sell me a 75/2.0 Summicron?  I'm pretty sure that will 
> fit on the M8 ;-)
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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In reply to: Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Help - Leica 65 3.5 Elmar)
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