Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/08

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Subject: [Leica] Re: [Leica] Re: [Leica] Voigtländer Ultron 35/1.7 on an M4?
From: "C.L.Zeni" <clzeni@mindspring.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 08:04:27 -0400
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20010807215401.00a0cd40@pop.mindspring.com> <3B70A395.EB5D4481@metrocast.net>

Thanks all for the feedback...and believe me if I could afford the 
Summicron I'd buy it...

Fiscal realities stink...

At 07:05 AM 8/8/2001, you wrote:
>Used one sometime on a M2 with a Voigtlanderadapter without any trouble,
>changed it for a Summicron 35 ASPH, which I like much better.
>
>E. van Ginkel
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Phil Stiles" <stiles@metrocast.net>
>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 4:27 AM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Voigtländer Ultron 35/1.7 on an M4?
>
> > "C.L.Zeni" wrote:
> > >
> > > Will it fit?  Using the appropriate LTM adapter of course...
> >
> > It works for me. Although I miss the see-through lens hood of my old
> > summicron.
> > Phil Stiles
> > >
> > > I ask this as just looking at the diameter of the Ultron it's larger in
>OD
> > > than my 50/2.8 Elmar (55 vs 52mm)...I'm concerned that it won't clear
>the
> > > lens release or the 'step' on the front of the top plate.
> > >
> > > Has anybody tried this combination?

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