What fast 1.4 lens works on the Leicaflex without aperture ring problems

[AdamSinger]

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Advice please, I have a Leicaflex. I am under the impression that 3 cam lenses (except 24 mm ) will work with it.

 

I find that on later (but non rom ) lenses the aperture ring is stiff as it rubs against the camera. I tried a 1.4 85 and it was hard to turn the aperture ring, like wise a 3 cam 1.4 50mm.

 

Put on a SL2 battery cover didn't help

 

No problem with my early generation 50m cron. Am I doing something wrong?

 

So the question is there a 1.4 lens for the Leicaflex I can use without this sticky aperture problem

 

In advance thanks

 

Adam

Edited September 5, 2018 by AdamSinger

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[spydrxx]

According to Doug Herr's website, no late model 50mm Summilux-R lenses will fit the Leicafles, SL or SL2. Possibly DAG could modify yours to work, so you might give him a call.

[TomB_tx]

I have both the early (series filter) and a later 55 mm filter 50 Summilux-R lenses, and both work on my Leicaflex (v2) and Leicaflex SL without the aperture ring touching. I don’t have the last Summilux (60 mm filter) which may not work.

On the Leicaflex both lenses come very close to the battery cover, but don’t quite touch on my camera. It’s possible some battery adapters may cause the cover to stick out farther.

[wildlightphoto]

... It’s possible some battery adapters may cause the cover to stick out farther.

 

 

Yup.

[AdamSinger]

Thank you all, I will work on battery cover slimness. I don't have this problem on my Leicaflex SL2.....so it seems that the upshot is no sub F2 lenses for the original Leicaflex?

[jip]

There is no 85mm 1.4 Leica lens.

[wizard]

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There is no 85mm 1.4 Leica lens.

 

Well, within a tolerance margin of less than 10% there is  .

[AdamSinger]

There is no 85mm 1.4 Leica lens.

Yo Leica Yoda: Picky picky , you know what I meant, I will abase myself by saying 5 hail summiluxs, and clean the marmite smudge off my Leica Lens Compendium by the sainted Erwin Edited September 6, 2018 by AdamSinger

[jip]

Yo Leica Yoda: Picky picky , you know what I meant, I will abase myself by saying 5 hail summiluxs, and clean the marmite smudge off my Leica Lens Compendium by the sainted Erwin

 

Good! Just 5 hail summiluxes?! Make that 10!