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Subject: [Leica] goggled 21mm
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:47:57 -0700
References: <C7ECD657.8D63%manolito@videotron.ca>

I gladly stand corrected. I heard that near distances were a problem.
S.d.


On Apr 15, 2010, at 11:42 AM, EPL wrote:

> Slobodan Dimitrov wrote:
>> 
>> The rear mount f2.8, with the eyes, has been successfully cannibalized, 
>> by TA,
>> for use with the 21mm SA.
>> S.d.
> 
> Those 21mm goggle conversions were carried out by Reinhold Muller, Toronto,
> former Leitz Canada service manager, back in the day.
> 
> The grafting of the 35mm M bugeyes to the various 21mm M lenses did not
> yield very accurate framing at all distances but was a neat solution
> nonetheless.
> 
> I do not believe anyone else was doing this work other than Muller. Not 
> many
> lenses were converted, but among them were the 21/4, 21/3.4 and 21/2.8.
> 
> Emanuel
> 
> 
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