Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, The experts say the DR and the Rigid made at the same time ( 1956 - 1968 ) are the same lens in formula and performance. Len On Jun 23, 2007, at 3:20 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > sorry Frank... > > > this discussion is getting a little too deep for me... :-) > > > is the cron 50 DR identical to the old rigid cron 50... of that era... > > > or is it identical to the cron 50 which is available today ?... > > > (as people say that the two are different from one another) > > > > thanks, Steve > > > On Jun 23, 2007, at 12:11 PM, Frank Dernie wrote: > >> I mean contemporary with the one you own. >> Frank >> >> On 23 Jun, 2007, at 13:49, Steve Barbour wrote: >> >>> >>> On Jun 23, 2007, at 12:49 AM, Frank Dernie wrote: >>> >>>> The contemporary >>> >>> >>> thanks Frank... do you mean the contemporary from then or now.... ? >>> >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>>> rigid Summicron is identical to the DR, apart from the close >>>> focus arrangement. If you like the look so much why not get one >>>> of those as well? >>>> Frank >>>> >>>> On 23 Jun, 2007, at 08:29, Peter Klein wrote: >>>> >>>>> Steve: That was me. I had the idea of getting a cheap Rigid >>>>> Summicron with bad glass and the correct focal length marked >>>>> inside. The DR and Rigid lens heads unscrew from the mounts, >>>>> so I thought I could put my DR lens head in the rigid mount for >>>>> the M8, and still have the close range on film. I asked DAG >>>>> about it, and he said that the mounts were different and it >>>>> wouldn't work. But he also said that he could cut off the >>>>> close focus part of the cam, and then it would work in the >>>>> normal range on the M8. >>>>> >>>>> The unmodified DR does work in close-focus range on the M8. I >>>>> know for sure, because I've tried it. When it's set in the >>>>> normal range, the close-focus half of the cam sticks out too >>>>> far, and it hits something inside the body when you try to >>>>> mount it. I have read about this, and I have decided to >>>>> believe it and not try it myself. :-) >>>>> >>>>> I'm still thinking about whether to have DAG do the >>>>> "operation." It will depend on how much I like the 67mm >>>>> equivalent length the 50mm turns into on the M8. And whether I >>>>> want to desecrate a sacred object. Funny that I feel this >>>>> way--I've used the close range all of twice since I got the >>>>> lens. But another DR was my first Leica lens, way back in >>>>> 1970. I really love how the DR draws, how it's made, how it >>>>> feels. And it's a Wetzlar product from the Golden Age. So I'm >>>>> reluctant to give the lens a "vasectomy" unless I'd really use >>>>> it a lot on the M8. >>>>> >>>>> Decision postponed while I experiment with my other 50s. >>>>> >>>>> --Peter >>>>> >>>>> At 02:29 PM 6/21/2007 -0700, Steve Barbour wrote: >>>>>> recall hearing that the cron 50mm DR can be modified, >>>>>> so that it can be used on the M8 body... >>>>>> maybe that was reported here... >>>>>> if someone can substantiate this, and give me details, I'd >>>>>> appreciate >>>>>> it... >>>>>> >>>>>> thanks, Steve >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information