Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] The 40/2.0 Was Sharp, But...
From: John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 17:40:45 -0700

Look at the back of the lens with the red mounting dot on your right. 
Now look straight across and then up to the nearest bayonet ear. That 
is the one which needs to be filed down.

Or, if the red dot is at three o-clock then the bayonet ear that needs 
filing is at 10 o-clock.

John Collier

On Monday, January 27, 2003, at 10:23 AM, Jerry Lehrer wrote:

> Yes, that is the way, but which ear, and which side of the ear.  I
> remember doing that 40 years ago to a 35mm RF Summaron to
> permit using it on my first M2.  However I don't recall how I did it.
>
> At the time I had a borrowed 35mm Summicron with which to
> compare it.

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