tommonego@gmail.com Posted November 5, 2019 Share #1 Â Posted November 5, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Is there any problem using a DR Summicron on an M8? Is close focus mode still operational? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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a.noctilux Posted November 5, 2019 Share #2 Â Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) SOMNI (Summicron DR) can be used on every M (film or digital) in RF close range to 48cm with SDPOO or 1m, without the close range SDPOO. Warning for mounting/unmounting : for digital M (from M8 onward), before mount/unmount, the focus ring must be set to about 1.5m... otherwise something may be broken. Then the RF can be used to about 3-4m (depending on the digital M ) then the focus is blocked by the body, not be able to use the lens farther. Only with M10, some SOMNI can be used to infinity (Â see this link ) but same warning for mount/unmount (set the lens to about 1.5m ). Â Better idea...for digital M and RF close range... The best way is to use only the optical cell of Summicron 50mm on SOMKY+ UOORF this way nothing to take care of, this setup can be RF used on every Leica M from start. Edited November 5, 2019 by a.noctilux Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedaes Posted November 5, 2019 Share #3 Â Posted November 5, 2019 On my M10 the DR focus started getting tight (in truth a horrible feeling) way before infinity, so I think this might be critical to individual bodies. I know I would never again mount any DR on a M10 I owned . FWIW. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommonego@gmail.com Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share #4 Â Posted November 8, 2019 Just picked up a collapsible Summicron 50. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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