Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Angle of View of M-Rokkor 40/2 in M2 Finder
From: "KIMO williamhu99" <williamhu99@kimo.com.tw>
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 22:14:36 +0800
References: <OF5B7594F2.59CECDC4-ON85256A6C.004D9180@customs.treas.gov>
 
Hi,
    You may modify the 40/2 lens to bring up 35mm frame line. I did this for
mine to bring up 35mm frame line of my M6.

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From: <CHRISTOPHER.CHEN@customs.treas.gov>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 10:08 PM
Subject: [Leica] Angle of View of M-Rokkor 40/2 in M2 Finder


> I'm sure this is an elementary optics question, but what exactly is the
> angle of view provided by the Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm (or 40mm Summicron) in
> an M2 finder? I know the M-Rokkor 40 brings up the 50mm frame line,  but
> is the actual angle of view recorded on film simply 1/2-way between the
> 35mm (approx. 63 degree view) & 50mm (approx. 45 degree view) frames (55
> degree view, perhaps?), or is it really closer to 1 frame or the other?
> Thanks in advance, Chris
Replies: Reply from S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] Angle of View of M-Rokkor 40/2 in M2 Finder)
 In reply to: Message from CHRISTOPHER.CHEN@customs.treas.gov ([Leica] Angle of View of M-Rokkor 40/2 in M2 Finder)