Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/23

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Subject: [Leica] SOOKY-M
From: jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)
Date: Sun Dec 23 07:59:05 2007
References: <45E7C554-FB3B-4232-98D2-5757A1788F7A@charter.net> <C77B4389-DAE9-4001-8F08-CEE6421ECCB9@shaw.ca> <B1EEA09B-D508-4AC6-9ECD-36B2EE941888@charter.net>

Oh good, I remember correctly. I thought I wast loosing my mind.

John

On 23-Dec-07, at 8:51 AM, slobodan dimitrov wrote:

> Yes! But it's very cumbersome. One has to unscrew the blackened  
> anti-flare baffle on the end of the lens assembly for it to fit  
> unto the SOOKY.
> Taking the lens off its mount is extremely simple. Be careful to  
> replace the shims as they are prone to falling all out when you  
> slide the tube off. Definitely shows hand assembly.
>
> On Dec 23, 2007, at 7:40 AM, John Collier wrote:
>
> Can't you attach the lens without removing the focus mount? It  
> should attach with when it's fully collapsed.
>
> John
>
> On 22-Dec-07, at 4:15 PM, slobodan dimitrov wrote:
>
>> I got tired of trying to find a decent Summicron with a detachable  
>> head. Yes, I do have the adapter. And something that wasn't beat  
>> up, or excessively priced.
>> After looking over my Elmar-M, I discovered that only two screws  
>> held the sleeve/tube in place on the helical system.
>> I've been trying to find a way to bring along an M on my shoots,  
>> where I didn't already replicate what was being done digitally.  
>> Next is an extensive field test of close-up portraits.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ypsxpe

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