Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1994/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>(1) "RF" lenses and M3 >Does "RF" of "Summilux 35/1.4 RF" stand for ``goggles'' for use >with the M3? Yes, it does. >Does an "RF" lens focus properly when used with a camera body >other than the M3? Are the goggles removable? The RF lenses will work properly on M2, M4 and M6 bodies. I don't know about M5 and CL bodies. The goggles are removable but you would have to manually engage the 35mm frame lines on other M bodies. >Are the RF lenses optically just as good as the non-RF lenses? The RF lenses are optically identical to the non-RFs made during the same period. Since the 35mm lenses have gone through several re-designs after they stopped making RF lenses, I would expect the current Summicron/Summilux lenses to be better than older RFs. g.huang gang@mtdcr.att.com