Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Hi Henning,
>
>Don't mix up the Elmar and the tele-elmar.
>To mount the tele-elmar you have to pull of the lowest light baffle.
>the large thread to the front is only used to mount the lens head in
>the normal schnecke.
>The later tele-elmar had a different mount which i don't think can
>unscrew the head.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Michiel Fokkema
>
>Henning Wulff wrote:
>>> Claude, I must have sent too much information. You may like to
>>>re-read my reply. You need the OTZFO universal focusing adaptor,
>>>the
>>> number is 16464 or 16465, The other adaptors screw into that one.
>>>It does fit. I have it in front of me. I assembled it for you to
>>> double check.
>>> Camera body>Visoflex II or III>OTZFO>16471>16472> lens head. This
>>>is the Leitz Wetzlar f4 135, made between 1960 and 1965. It has a
>>> chrome body. There was a version sold as head only. I haven't
>>>seen that. It was replace by the Tele-Elmar
>>>
No, both these lenses are Tele-Elmars. Clearly the identical optical
construction; just when you unscrew the head of the one it has
non-standard attachment threads and location of threads. I'll get the
details tomorrow after I look at it again.
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