Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/05

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Subject: [Leica] M8 and "old" lenses?
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 04:42:56 +0000
References: <DUB110-W1275B8A6BB0862F8101CE938D870@phx.gbl> <B105D555-E12C-471E-B745-ECB98FAF8CC0@frozenlight.eu>

I think he is using SLR lenses...

john

-----Original Message-----

I use my newly acquired 1953 collapsible Summicron on the M8 with no issues. 
If "close focusing is a guessing game" then something is wrong with your 
lens or the adapter.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman


On 05 Nov 2014, at 16:02, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> wrote:

> Hello everyone, 
> I use my "old" Leica LTM lenses on my M8, no problem. I've come to also 
> use two of my old Minolta rokkor lenses on that same M8 body (+ Fotodiox 
> adapter). The results appear to be OK: 
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Jean-Michel/minolta/L1091751.jpg.html>
> 
> But focusing at the infinite is only possible at 5m (well in fact, between 
> 5 and the infinite). Close focusing is a guessing game ... So the idea is 
> of course to step down. This is to be expected with such lenses. The thing 
> is, these are lenses that are well made - (the rokkors seem to be highly 
> regarded even by Leica, did they not decide to build a camera on a common 
> venture? I've even read somewhere that the 50 rokkor set a standard for 
> Leica in the 60s ...) - they are fun to use and the colour and atmosphere 
> are quite unique.
> I'd be interested if any Luggers have already tried this combo out? Thanks 
> for any tips!
> JM
> I could buy the latest M and use live view for accurate focusing, yes ... 
> but I'd have to win the lottery first. 
> 
> 
> 
> Jean-Michel Mertz
> Strasbourg
>                                         
> 


Replies: Reply from j2m46 at hotmail.fr (Jean-Michel Mertz) ([Leica] M8 and "old" lenses? - John)
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