Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leica: Contax & Nikon RF mounts
From: "Jeffery L.Smith" <jls@runbox.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:49:21 -0500
References: <200208300227.TAA09195@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> <200208300227.TAA09195@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>

They focus differently. The Cosina lenses are made for Nikon, not Contax. 
My 35/2.5 focuses past infinity on my Contax IIa, and WAY past infinity on 
my Kiev.

At 12:53 PM 8/30/02 -0400, you wrote:
>If they're the same, why did Nikon market a separate line of lenses in 50 
>mm and up for Contax?
>
>Bob Marvin
>
>At 7:27 PM -0700 8/29/02, Frank Filippone wrote: (RE: N & C RF mounts
>>I disagree......... same back focus....  The stories all those years were
>>that Zeiss claimed they were different, Nikon claimed they were the
>>same.....   Everyone that swapped lenses and bodies claimed they were the
>>same....
>>
>>They are the same....
>
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