Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/02/16

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To: "leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>, "'Soichi Tsunoda'" <soichi.tsunoda@medtronic.com>
Subject: RE: Elmar-C 90mm/f4
From: Chuck Warman <cwarman@sol.wf.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 18:18:10 -0600
 
Soichi,

>I have a question about Elmar - C 90mm/f4 lens.
>The lens was designed to accommodate with CL. Does it work with >other M cameras? The Leica pocket book said it did, but other >literature said itcould physically fit but rangefinder cam would be  >slightly off for other M cameras. It means it can not focus accurately. 
>If you have an experience to use a CL lens with M cameras, please >give me your thoughts.

I have a Minolta CLE with both the 40 and 90 Elmar-C lenses.  Before I
stupidly sold my M3, I used both lenses on it, with fine results, but I'm not a true perfectionist.
I've read the same stuff you have about the rangefinder being off with the 90 lens, but I could honestly never see it.  Maybe someone more knowledgable than both of us will chime in.

Regards,

Chuck
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Chuck Warman              
cwarman@sol.wf.net
"The abdication of Belief / Makes the Behavior small."
        --- Emily Dickinson