[Leica] Somky and BOOMOO

[jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)]

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John

On 1-Dec-07, at 7:29 PM, Afterswift@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 12/1/2007 6:03:39 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> lug-request@leica-users.org writes:
>
> The  short answer, avoiding the lengthy alphabet soup explanation, is,
> yes, it will work. The SOMKY should work with all the collapsible
> 50s. I believe even the latest 50/2.8 will work as long as you  remove
> the black plastic cover on the rear of the lens  unit.
>
> John
> ----------------------------------------
> I have a Somky and use it once in a while with the M3. My 2.8  50mm  
> Elmar
> locks into the Somky if you slide the M mount collar toward the  
> front  of the
> lens. The lens bayonet prongs then engage the Somky mount.
>
> The BOOMOO is a stand that uses the same mount system. I think  the  
> head of
> the f2 Summacron can be fitted with a collar that locks into the   
> BOOMOO. Of
> course, the 50mm collapseable Elmar works with the BOOMOO. I  
> reckon  the BOOMOO
> will work with the M8/9 as well.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>
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