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DR summicron and eyes on M5 and M7?


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I have a line on a sweet DR cron, with eyes. I know it will mount on my M3, I hear the eyes won't fit on the M5 unless a piece is removed, and I haven't heard about the M7. Any experience out there, especially with the M5? thanks...Peter

 

Hello Peter,

 

You are correct - on the M5 a small black stopper pin has to be removed so that the eyes can be attached. Not much of an issue really, the only purpose of the piece is positioning. When removed, the eyes still line up correctly.

 

As to the M7 - it has a taller body than the M2, M3, M4, M6 (classic) etc. Same issue as with the M5. All M6TTL and M7 bodies are slightly taller and the stopper pin will have to be removed. Not difficult and fully reversible.

 

Best,

 

Jan

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I found a picture of the eyes and I think I see what you mean. There is a small black thingy that sits just to the left of the circular glass on the eye projecting in toward the camera. I assume it hits up against the M5. It looks like it's just a screw holding it in place. So if that's all there is to using the eyes on the M5, no big deal at all. Thanks again...Peter

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I have a DR Summicron and an M7, an M4 and an M3 (and previously owned an M5). Sacrilege though it may be, I sliced off the black stopper with a razor blade. The lens works without any problem on all four cameras.

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Hi Jan.

... a small black stopper pin has to be removed so that the eyes can be attached. Not much of an issue really, the only purpose of the piece is positioning.
Actually, this little bakelit stopper is there to prevent disassembling the lens with the google on M3 and M2. Because the google would damage, or be damaged by, the little "R" lever.

This lever dot is not as protuberant on the M4-2 and latter.

 

This stopper is glued and screwed. It is very fragile. So take it out with great care. Too bad to destroy it.

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I have a DR Summicron and an M7, an M4 and an M3 (and previously owned an M5). Sacrilege though it may be, I sliced off the black stopper with a razor blade. The lens works without any problem on all four cameras.

 

good news, looking forward to trying it....Peter

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I should add that I never mount or remove the DR lens with the close-up adapter in place. I only addt or remove the adapter when the lens is already mounted on the camera.

 

Yes, I do the same way and always set up to infinity! I just unscrewd the "black pin". Lens is working fine on M7 and also on the M3.

 

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