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Hi All,

I've recently discovered the existence of the above and want to use it on my M10 with the rigid summicron.  It seems to me that there are 2 potential issues:

1.  Is there any nastiness on the rear of the mount that could interfere with the inside of the camera (as with the DR 'Cron).

2. Will the goggles fit?  Also, there seem to be 2 versions of the SOOKY, one that folds up.  Is either a better prospect than the other?

I know this is a super-obscure topic, but there must be someone out there who's tried it?!

 

Silas

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1 . as it's usable only in near range, nothing to complain

good news, some DR can be used with M10 full range, have a look here

2 . yes, of course, the goggles are attached to the SOOKY-M 😉

SOMKY ?

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14 minutes ago, a.noctilux said:

1 . as it's usable only in near range, nothing to complain

good news, some DR can be used with M10 full range, have a look here

2 . yes, of course, the goggles are attached to the SOOKY-M 😉

SOMKY ?

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That's good news! ...  Yes I knew the goggles were attached - I was really wondering if they fit and work on the M10

SOMKY seems to be the name also - They're the same thing I think??

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50 minutes ago, sjgslack said:

 

That's good news! ...  Yes I knew the goggles were attached - I was really wondering if they fit and work on the M10

SOMKY seems to be the name also - They're the same thing I think??

 

SOMKY is usable on every Leica M with rangefinder focus from 1:15 to 1:7.5 with Summicron's optical cell + UOORF or collapsible Summicron LTM or M.

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On 8/1/2020 at 11:22 AM, sjgslack said:

Hi All,

I've recently discovered the existence of the above and want to use it on my M10 with the rigid summicron.  It seems to me that there are 2 potential issues:

1.  Is there any nastiness on the rear of the mount that could interfere with the inside of the camera (as with the DR 'Cron).

2. Will the goggles fit?  Also, there seem to be 2 versions of the SOOKY, one that folds up.  Is either a better prospect than the other?

I know this is a super-obscure topic, but there must be someone out there who's tried it?!

 

Silas

Not so obscure ... personally, SOMKY + UOORF has been my preferred light/portable set for near distances, frome the times of M8 (when the DR became unfunctional... luckily, one can always use the head of the DR on the Somky+Uoorf... 😎 ) 

I admit that I have almost abandoned this fine set whenm 2 years aggo, bought a Macro Elmar M 90 with its goggled ring...  usage/handling is similar, performances excellent, with a bit more of  macro capability... 

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2 hours ago, luigi bertolotti said:

SOMKY + UOORF has been my preferred light/portable set for near distances, frome the times of M8

Great!  It's good to hear that this will work.

I managed to get a SOMKY+UOORF together from Red Dot in London.  They should arrive tomorrow.

Thanks for the advice!

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... and without mounting the UOORF you get other chances to play with old lenses...😉

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On 8/3/2020 at 9:04 PM, luigi bertolotti said:

... and without mounting the UOORF you get other chances to play with old lenses...😉

 

Idiotically, I sold by f2.8 Elmar a few years ago.  I recently bought the new version but didn't love it.  One day I will buy the proper one again.  Can one ever have too many 50mm lenses?!

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2 hours ago, sjgslack said:

Idiotically, I sold by f2.8 Elmar a few years ago.  I recently bought the new version but didn't love it.  One day I will buy the proper one again.  Can one ever have too many 50mm lenses?!

Not the right question in this Forum... 😄 (18 on my side...not at the top I think😁)

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