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Subject: [Leica] correction lens problems, help!
From: "Andreas Frijdal" <frijdal@tin.it>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 19:00:39 +0100

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Dear lug friends,

Sometime ago I got some good advice from Richard C. on which correction
lens I should buy for my M4-P. After waiting for several months I =
finally got the lens. To my surprise I did not fit.=20

The diameter of the screw mount  is 11,8 mm while the one on my M4-P is =
bigger
14,8mm, also the lens is visibly bigger. At first I did not bother, I =
thought I was the idiot and should have been more precise when ordering. =
They must have send me one for the M6.  I would use it when I buy an M6

Last week I went to one of the nicer second hand shops in Brussels (near =
the Cinqentenaire, thanks Nathan!) to find a second hand correction lens =
for my M4-P. To my great surprise they had one but were so nice to tell =
me that there is no difference between the M6 and the M4-P.

Does anybody has a clue what went wrong? I have a M4-P nr 1620XXX which =
means production between 83-84. The correction lens  was "boxed" in =
brand new Leica box and carrying the following text: Correction lens for =
Leica M-Modelle (in German/English/French) 14351.

It does not fit my M3 either,  although the diameter is he same, but the =
lens is mounted separately.

happy holidays to you all

andreas








Dr Andreas Frijdal
Casalmonte=20
50020 San Polo in Chianti (Fi)
Tuscany
Italy

frijdal@tin.it   +39-055-8307318 home=20
frijdal@iue.it  +39-055-4685332 work=20

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Dear lug friends,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Sometime ago I got some good advice from Richard C. =
on which=20
correction</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>lens I should buy for my M4-P. After =
waiting for=20
several months I finally got the lens. To my surprise I did not fit.=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The diameter of the screw mount&nbsp; is 11,8 mm =
while the one=20
on my M4-P is bigger</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>14,8mm, also the lens is visibly =
bigger. At=20
first I did not bother, I thought I was the idiot and should have been =
more=20
precise when ordering. They must have send me one for the M6.&nbsp; I =
would use=20
it when I buy an M6</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Last week I went to one of the nicer second hand =
shops in=20
Brussels (near the Cinqentenaire, thanks Nathan!) to find a second hand=20
correction lens for my M4-P. To my great surprise they had one but were =
so nice=20
to tell me that there is no difference between the M6 and the =
M4-P.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Does anybody has a clue what went wrong? I have a =
M4-P nr=20
1620XXX which means production between 83-84. The correction lens&nbsp; =
was=20
&quot;boxed&quot; in brand new Leica box and carrying the following =
text:=20
Correction lens for Leica M-Modelle (in German/English/French)=20
14351.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>It does not fit my M3 either,&nbsp; =
although the=20
diameter is he same, but the lens is mounted separately.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>happy holidays to you =
all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>andreas</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Dr Andreas Frijdal<BR>Casalmonte =
<BR>50020 San=20
Polo in Chianti (Fi)<BR>Tuscany<BR>Italy</FONT></DIV>
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href=3D"mailto:frijdal@tin.it">frijdal@tin.it</A>&nbsp;&nbsp; =
+39-055-8307318 home=20
<BR><A href=3D"mailto:frijdal@iue.it">frijdal@iue.it</A>&nbsp; =
+39-055-4685332=20
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