Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Lens Mount Distance
From: Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 14:30:49 -0700
References: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNOECJMKAA.red735i@earthlink.net>

At 8:55 AM -0700 6/12/03, Frank Filippone wrote:
>I am an inveterately curious person.. so when I had the opportunity, I
>picked up a Leitz Wetzlar camera back that looks like a test back or an
>record keeping instrument back.  It is for something pretty special purpose.
>I could describe it more completely, but to start, I am trying to establish
>the type of camera it emulates.
>
>The item has a distance between the film plane and the "mounting surface" of
>about 28mm.  Is that the distance of the Leica R series cameras from the
>film plane to the lens mount plane?  ( I think it is too much for a M series
>camera..?)

Sounds like the ELDIA contact printer.

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