Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The M3 rnagefinder only couples to 1 meter so this is normal. Ken Wilcox At 06:59 AM 8/18/99 -0400, you wrote: >Last night, for the first time (I don't know why I didn't try >before) I mounted my later model 50mm Summicron-M on my M3. >As I was adjusting the focus on something about 1.2m (3 feet >or so), the rangefinder image stopped adjusting. Looking at >the body without the lens attached, I see that the focussing >arm/cam (that follows the lens to focus the rangefinder) only >has a limited amount of range, and thus would not come out >(forward) far enough to follow the lens cam. Apparently the >arm will not follow the lens cam through the entire range. Is >this correct on the M3? Is there something wrong with either >the lens or the M3 which would prevent me from focussing down >closer than 3 feet? The M3 was recently CLA by Sherry, so I >am thinking it is an issue of compatibility? My DR Summicron >(on the M3) seems to focus down to the 18 inches with the >eyes, like it should! Perhaps the lens is at fault? Anyone >have any ideas what is going on here? The lens just came back >from a CLA, but I had never tried it on the M3. My M6 is >away, so I can't try the lens on that body. I did not know of >any limits of the M3 with later (closer focussing) M lenses. >Help... > >-Douglas Williams > > - ------------------ Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits LAW LHSA MEA <wilcox@tir.com>