Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Hexar RF - Leica M incompatibility issue - finally an answer?
From: Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 15:20:40 -0500 (EST)

Hey Paul, I thought that was my statement... but Erwin Puts eventually
said that the definition of a film plane was the problem.


On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Paul Chefurka wrote:

> On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 07:56:50 -0600, "Jeffery L.Smith"
> <jsmith45@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> >Item 6 under "Will the Konica Hexar RF kill my Leica M?"
>
> [snip]
>
> >There is a snippet of information at the following site that appears to
> >put to rest the issue of incompatibility between Hexar RF and Leica M
> >focusing distances.
> >
> >http://www.nemeng.com/leica/index.shtml
> >
>
> Aack!  I just took a look at this, and I have to say I'm a little
> uncomfortable with having my musings described as "authoritative".  They
> are nothing of the sort, and the quoted scribble is nothing just requoted
> hearsay.  I even remember that someone responded to this post saying that
> my description of the film rail configuration in Leicas is just plain
> wrong.
>
> I don't think this particular coffin is nailed shut yet, and I certainly
> don't think my comment should be construed like that.  OTOH, I just don't
> think it's a big issue.  Enough people have by now taken sharp pictures
> with Hexars and Leica lenses to satisfy the practical among us that it's
> not something to worry about.
>
> Paul
> http://www.chefurka.com
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