Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I spoke with a dealer friend who assured me that 'normal' 50/0.95 Canon lenses don't have a 39mm thread available but remarked that there were 39mm versions made for surveillance and/or cine cameras. He also believed that these were some of these were marketed as Bell and Howell lenses and some, if not all (and it doesn't seem like all) had the r/f coupling removed. Jem > -----Original Message----- > From: Rich Lahrson [SMTP:tripspud@wenet.net] > > > Later, I bought a SPEED lens for the IIIa, the Canon 0.95 which > covers > > close to half the viewfinder, though the rangefinder worked ok" > > I was under the impression that the f/.95 fitted the outside bayonet on > the > Canon 7 series. Any comments? > > Hi Douglas, > > Well, the Canon 50/0.95 I had was definitely Leica screw mount. I > didn't notice or pay much attention to the mount at the time, but there > were no obvious signs of anything being altered. > I believe I read somewhere that Canon also made this lens in the > Leica screw mount. That type of marketing was very common back then. > > Rich Lahrson >