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Summaron-M 35mm f/3.5 for M2


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Sorry guys I stand corrected with the 11107 SOONC-MW. It actually said removeable in Lager's book, I guess I speed read!

So JC, does removing the eyes affect the focusing of that model?

The lens I have shown, tobey, is the first type for M3, without fittings for the eyes.

 

Regards,

John

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Thinking about it, the attached lenses will make the rangefinder wider field, so the lens focusing cam would have to be made to move the follower, and adjust the camera focusing patch, differently to compensate.

 

Is this why the SOONC-MW can't be used without them, and why they fixed the v/f lenses on the later f2.8 ?

 

John

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So JC, does removing the eyes affect the focusing of that model?

 

Yes absolutely, we have spoke along in this forum some years ago, think you undesrtood well in your following post, the goggles compense, not only the field of view, but the rangefinder view also.

At the beginning it was not easy to accomodate the lens with goggles in the photographer bag so they used the removable goggles to be stored in a little bag as the one for the Summicon DR.

Next they supplied a shell shape leather bag to carry the fixed goggles on the 2.8 lens, see the one in the last pict posted.

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Hmm...interesting findings, didn't know variation of 35mm Summaron until coming across this thread.

 

I think this is the original M2 mount version discussed earlier...the DOF scale is tapered...there is a "2" marking on the M mount recessed catch, no idea on this marking...from the serial no....year 1958...amazing condition for a over 50yrs old lens ...

 

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A beautiful little chrome classic...

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YEA ! That's IT ! The elusive M2 version... nice to see one !!! Is the body chromed brass or is it alu like the 2,8 ? Which is its weight ? Very intriguing the "2" marking...

 

Summarizing the Summarons 3,5... :)

1) SM version A 36

2) BM version for M3, ungoggled

3) BM version for M3, ungoggled "1955 type"

4) SM version E 39

5) BM version for M3, goggled (hum..single variant ? maybe the removable goggles had 2 different finishings ? Ask JC...)

6) BM version for M2

 

Do I miss some variant ? Let's speak of details about "red dot", meters/feet etc... ;)... or... items with "factory hued/fixed BM adapter" like in Summicrons and others...

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YEA ! That's IT ! The elusive M2 version... nice to see one !!! Is the body chromed brass or is it alu like the 2,8 ? Which is its weight ? Very intriguing the "2" marking...

 

Summarizing the Summarons 3,5... :)

1) SM version A 36

2) BM version for M3, ungoggled

3) BM version for M3, ungoggled "1955 type"

4) SM version E 39

5) BM version for M3, goggled (hum..single variant ? maybe the removable goggles had 2 different finishings ? Ask JC...)

6) BM version for M2

 

Do I miss some variant ? Let's speak of details about "red dot", meters/feet etc... ;)... or... items with "factory hued/fixed BM adapter" like in Summicrons and others...

 

Hi Luigi,

 

It is definitely chrome brass and not aluminium. It weights like the old 50mm f2.8 collapsible Elmar, guess is around 200g. This one BM uses E39 filter. Can the "2" marking indicate it is for M2 mount? JC should be able to confirm that...

 

Rgds

Thomas

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Dear JC

 

What is the hood you show with the Summaron 2.8/35? And your collected cameras and lenses look soooo nice!

 

IROOA, similar but not equal to earlier ITDOO... and both of them had their own variants...

 

IROOA :

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ITDOO :

 

(can't compete with the splendid gear presentations of JC... :D)

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Luigi I just corrected the chronology
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Dear JC,What is the hood you show with the Summaron 2.8/35? And your collected cameras and lenses look soooo nice!

Luigi have already answered to you

I will add : IROOA / 12571 & 12571 J

If you recheck the hood which is with the Summicron 2 you must find some special shape...

I milled it to be able to fit the release arm when reversed it on lens for storing with caps :)

Thank you for your appreciation.

Can the "2" marking indicate it is for M2 mount? JC should be able to confirm that...

I think that number question is to be linked with the thread about the numbers engraved on the infinity catch plate, to be find in this forum.

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YEA ! That's IT ! The elusive M2 version... nice to see one !!! Is the body chromed brass or is it alu like the 2,8 ? Which is its weight ? Very intriguing the "2" marking...

 

Summarizing the Summarons 3,5... :)

1) SM version A 36

2) BM version for M3, ungoggled

3) BM version for M3, ungoggled "1955 type"

4) SM version E 39

5) BM version for M3, goggled (hum..single variant ? maybe the removable goggles had 2 different finishings ? Ask JC...)

6) BM version for M2

 

Do I miss some variant ? Let's speak of details items with "factory hued/fixed BM adapter" like in Summicrons and others...

 

 

You can see on my post 2 different removable goggles paint 1) glossy 2) cracked. and

the Summaron 2.8 and the Summicron are with "factory hued/fixed BM adapter"

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My thoughts on the (Luigi's) type 3 are that the rear section had to be made as a flat ring to accommodate the collar to which the goggles can be attached. They then needed to release some to fulfill an order before the goggles were completed, so scribed the ring with the aperture numbers as we see, rarther than re-tool to make the original.

 

By the way, mine is now on the auction site.

 

Regards,

John

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I just picked up one of these lenses in LTM and was reading through this thread and am I to understand that all the versions of this lens are basically the same optically?

 

Thanks,

 

Jim

 

This is basically true for the 3,5s, even if during its 10 years life some refining of the coating (a "new" process at that times) could have been done: I have a 750.xxx (SM) and a 1.555.xxx (BM) and the front lens hue looks slightly different; the 2,8 has the same 6 elements design but new glasses - definitely better contrast.

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