Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 28mm rokkor vs 28 elmarit??
From: "steve" <steve@mvillage.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 07:50:19 +0000

Satoshi Oka,
thanks for the information, just what I needed to know. this can be a great
list. I now know that the 28 rokkor can be repainted, and if that won't fix
this one, that the 28 elmarit will work on the cle.
Steve
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>From: oka@mxa.usen-net.or.jp (Satoshi Oka)
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] 28mm rokkor vs 28 elmarit??
>Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 11:43:05 +0900
>

>Steve,
>
>It seems that the paint inside the barrel is coming off.
>Maybe, It is possible to repair the lens
>
>
>The specs of 28mm lensese are following.
>
>Elmarit-M 2.8/28 (Current)
>Length from bayonet frange: 41.5mm
>Largest diameter: 53mm
>Weight: 0.260kg
>
>M-Rokkor 2.8/28
>Length from bayonet frange: 35.5mm
>Largest diameter: 51mm
>Weight: 0.135kg
>
>28 frame on CLE is always visible.
>So, when Elmarit28 is mounted on CLE, 28mm and 90mm frame are active.
>
>I have Elmarit-M28(3rd) and M-Rokkor28 although I have never used
>current 28Elmarit.
>I prefer the description and the size of M-Rokkor to of Elmarit.
>But when M-Rokkor28 is monted on M6, 35/135 frame are active.
>It is very inconvenience for me.
>So my Rokkor28 is added pin to active 28/90 frame by Reinhold Mueller.
>I will part with Elmarit.
>
>
>Satoshi Oka
>Kyoto, Japan
>
>s-oka@mars.dti.ne.jp
>
>DMAKOS GALLERY
>http://www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~s-oka/
>
>Rollei TLR club
>http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~sb9s-ok/tlr/
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