Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/03

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Subject: [Leica] Help - Leica 65 3.5 Elmar
From: len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 22:34:11 -0400
References: <200904040031.BMV18170@rg4.comporium.net> <20090404005827.GA22221@panix.com> <200904040105.BMV20690@rg4.comporium.net> <BLU0-SMTP165769A1706A950403791A8C860@phx.gbl> <200904040129.BOI76382@rg5.comporium.net>

Tina,

The Leica lens system is complicated. The most common lenses for the  
Visoflex only are the 65mm Elmar, the screw mount 200mm Telyt and the  
screw mount 280mm Telyt. Leica also made the 400mm f6.8 and 560mm  
f6.8 in versions for the Visoflex and the R system.

There are also many lenses where the head screws off of the focusing  
mount and can be mounted on the Visoflex and/or bellows with many  
different adapters. I don't think you want to go there.

As already mentioned by Rei and Vick, your 65mm and focusing adapter  
are Visoflex only.

Len


On Apr 3, 2009, at 9:29 PM, Tina Manley wrote:

> At 09:18 PM 4/3/2009, you wrote:
>> Ummm, yeah
>>
>> From all that I can tell, the 65mm Elmar and 16464 adapter  
>> combination
>> was intended for the Visoflex, not direct mount to an M.
>>
>> There is an adapter combination to allow the Visoflex lenses to be  
>> used
>> on R cameras, but I don't think that is where you are going.
>>
>> ...Vick
>
> Right.  It never occurred to me that the lens would be made to work  
> only on the Visoflex.  Is this the only lens made to work only on  
> the Visoflex?  Sorry to be so stupid about this, but I'm not an  
> equipment person!
>
> Anybody want to sell me a 75/2.0 Summicron?  I'm pretty sure that  
> will fit on the M8 ;-)
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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