Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/03

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Subject: Re: 40mm Summicron-C
From: wilcox@umcc.umcc.umich.edu (Ken Wilcox)
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 11:00:51 -0400
 
Leitz literature of the times indicated that CL lenses should not be used
on M cameras because they MIGHT not focus properly. Many users report that
they work just fine.

kw

>What is the word on using the 40mm (made for the CL) on an M-series? Aside
>from lacking specific frame-lines, does it perform up to the name "Summicron"?
> It is extremely compact. I saw one reference to its being a great snapshot
>lens, but another reference implied the M's focusing cam does not work real
>precisely with it. Rumor? Fact? Significance? Many TIA.

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