[Leica] The world's SMALLEST 35mm lens ever for M... Not!

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at 
earthlink.net>wrote:

> The traditional Leica LTM to M adapter uses standard LTM lenses, and spaces
> the body mount out from the body to match the LTM body specs.
> If it will not focus to infinity with a ( traditional ) adapter, it will
> not
> focus to infinity with a LTM body......
>
> Or it is a different, and thicker, adapter......or we are all the
> recipients
> of a bad translation.....
>


I think it is a one trick pony whether or not it focuses to infinity.

 It fits physically on the camera, but you need to disassemble it  to even
change the aperture.

Paperweight with some glass content. IMHO



>
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at earthlink.net
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> Peter Cheyne
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> Subject: [Leica] The world's SMALLEST 35mm lens ever for M... Not!
>
> The Miyazaki Tessar cannot focus to infinity when fitted with an M mount
> adaptor.  Nevertheless, it's the smallest 35mm lens usable on a Leica M.
> They get a star, if not four stars, for that. (T*)
>
> Peter Cheyne
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