Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/19

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Subject: Re: 35MM Summicron Question
From: Dennis Painter <dwp@deltanet.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 19:33:30 -0700

aglang@sprynet.com wrote:
> 
> I actuallydo not know if 35mm lenses with removable "eyes" exist, but if they
> do, their utility would be limited (eyeless) since they would bring up the wrong
> frameline on an M2,M4,M6, etc, ie the 50mm frame. But I believe these lenses can
> be used with the "eyes" attached on these cameras, just look a little strange...

They can be modified to bring up the 35mm frameline on the M2, 135mm on
the M4.

Dennis

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