Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I cannot comment how it is this way, but the other way round it went without a hitch: I used 50 mm Summicron and 90 mm Tele-Elmarit on my CL - no problems whatsoever. And yes, the 40 mm Summicron was a good lens. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: Mark Langer <mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca> Vastaanottaja: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Päivä: 06. maaliskuuta 2002 14:52 Aihe: [Leica] Leica CL 40mm Summicron on other M-mount cameras >> > >John, > >Is this true according to your direct experience, or just from what you've heard? I'm asking you this because last weekend I had a discussion with Reinhold Mueller on this very subject, and he answered unequivocally that the incompatibility of the 40mm >Summicron with other M cameras was just a myth. I'm fond of the 40mm focal length (I've got an Olympus 40mm f2.8 in LTM and just got a Rollei 35 SE) and have been considering buying the 40mm Summicron for a M6. > >Mark > > >> ------------------------------ >> >> Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 22:47:21 -0700 >> From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica CL 40mm Summicron on other M-mount cameras >> Message-ID: <B8AAFB78.1AB3F%jbcollier@powersurfr.com> >> References: >> >> The answer is: a CL lens may focus correctly on a M camera...or it may not. >> The CL uses a very steep lens cam and the horizontal position of the CL's >> rangefinder roller is critical. The M lens cam is not steep and horizontal >> position of the rangefinder roller is not critical. In fact, on the M >> camera, the length of the rangefinder arm (horizontal position) is >> adjustable to fine tune focusing accuracy. So it is not unusual to have the >> rangefinder roller in slightly different horizontal positions on different M >> cameras. >> >> So the short story is that a CL lens may line up properly at infinity on one >> M camera and may not on another. Try it and see. >> >> John Collier >> >> PS: The 40/2 is a very good lens. > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html