Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/03

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Subject: [Leica] Help - Leica 65 3.5 Elmar
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:23:00 -0500
References: <200904040031.BMV18170@rg4.comporium.net>

To my knowledge
the 65mm Elmar
never intended to fit on M for Rangefinder use.
Always intended for Visoflex use.



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George Lottermoser
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On Apr 3, 2009, at 7:31 PM, Tina Manley wrote:

> LUG
>
> Help.  I won this lens on the auction site.  It came with the OTZFO  
> to fit on the Visoflex.  I'm fine with that and everything looks to  
> be in good shape; however!  It doesn't fit on the M8  or any other  
> M without another attachment.  I just kind of assumed that the lens  
> would come able to fit on the M's with an OTZFO as an extra to fit  
> on the Visoflex.  No.  My 135 came as a lens that fit on the M's  
> but you could unscrew the head of the lens to fit on at attachment  
> for the Visoflex.  What am I missing here?  I've been to the  
> auction site and it seems that what I got is what I paid for.  :- 
> (   Now what $#%@$# piece do I need to make this lens fit on M's?   
> GRRR
>
> TIA
>
> Tina
>
>
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