Re: [Leica] Does the 90 F4 Elmar C lens work on the M6?

[John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>]

> From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
> 
> Yes, there may be a problem. It is a great lens but was designed for the
> Leitz/Minolta CL. The CL lenses had a different, steeper lens focusing cam
> than normal M and CLE lenses. The CL camera, which does not have to focus
> f1.0 lenses, has a simpler, shorter based rangefinder mechanism. The

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> cameras' rangefinder is fine tuned by adjusting the length of the roller arm
> which means that it can be in a slightly different position horizontally
> from one camera to another. The short ending to the long story is that quite
> often the M and CLE camera's rangefinder will not couple to a CL lens
> correctly. Point the combination at a point at least two miles away and, if
> everything lines up OK at infinity, it should be fine. If it does couple
> correctly, bear in mind that it may not work so well with your next body. Do
> not forget there is a M mount 90/4 that is also not very expensive .
> 
> John Collier (forgive the repetition)
> 
>> From: Tristan Tom <tt@tristan.net>
>> 
>> Does the 90 F4 Elmar C lens work on the M6? I'm a bit confused I guess...
>> 
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