Hypothetically speaking........

[Guest Metroman]

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..... would one's Summicron-C 1:2/40 mm off one's CL work on an MP - if one were to buy one. I have read conflicting reports - as usual

 

Hypothetically speaking of course

[Guest lll]

Practically, Metroman,

 

it works!

 

Just look which frame is shown in the viewfinder. I have got a custom built one by Leitz, which shows the 40 and the 90mm frame instead of the 40 and 50mm of the normal series. For composing with an MP consider that the exposed field on the film is quite exactly betweeen the 35 and the 50mm frame.

 

Regards

 

Friedhelm

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[captain]

Yes it will work fine but it will bring up the 50mm frameines which may not suit everyone. Great lens though.

[lct]

File the flange here to bring up the 35mm frame.

For more details, see http://tinyurl.com/92tcw

 

[Guest Metroman]

Friedhelm, James many thanks for your help.

 

LCT thanks interesting mod but I am not allowed tools and sharp objects! Wife says it ends up costing more and we then have to get a professional in to sort out my inept use of tools

[lct]

I did it with this personally...

FWIW

 

[erl]

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I did it with this personally...

FWIW

 

 

That's the one I lost LCT!!!!

 

Where did you find it????

[lct]

That's the one I lost LCT!!!!

Look at it better, Erl.

Australian ones have a much bigger corkscrew!

[Trevor Hare]

I use a 40mm Nokton Classic on my M6 TTL 0.72

 

It brings up 50mm frame which is OK with me as (with my spectacles) the 35mm is far from ideal.

 

I just use the entire VF. Plus if I ever sell my lens I dont want to explain why it have bits filed off.

 

Metroman, have you got the new DVD of Betjeman's Metroland?

[Guest Metroman]

I did it with this personally...

FWIW

 

 

 

Ahhhhhhhh....sharp, pointy things

 

 

 

 

Metroman, have you got the new DVD of Betjeman's Metroland?

 

Trevor yes!!!

 

I and a group of other 'MetroLand' fans have been banging on at the Beeb to release it since around 1998. The Beeb's answer was it would not be viable as they couldn't justify the cost of production versus actual sales.

 

Guess what, they bring it out for the commemoration and have them on 'back order' as the demand has outstripped supply apparently!

 

At least it has spurred me on to get the site back together at last.....