akk2
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Hi, Tom.
I seen a 35/2 v1 without goggle, 2'2" / 0.65m focus. Is it possible to be a original one or mostly fake?
I seen a 35/2 v1 without goggle, 2'2" / 0.65m focus. Is it possible to be a original one or mostly fake?
Tom A
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My V1 Summicron (#1654xxx) does focus to 24" (0.7 meters). Yours could be a conversion from a "goggled" version. Just check that it stays in focus across the whole range -if it does - just use it.
For a while it was a popular conversion as the M3 Goggles made the lens clumsy - as well as adding extra glass in front of the finder. Most conversions early on were made by competent technicians who reset cams and had them checked out on collimators.
Just put the camera/lens on a tripod - shoot a roll at 0.65/07/1m/2m/3m/5m and infinity and check for focus shift or focus "failures" Try to do it at F2 first and use the rest of the roll for "shots" at varying apertures and check again.
This is the kind of test I do with every lens at some time.
For a while it was a popular conversion as the M3 Goggles made the lens clumsy - as well as adding extra glass in front of the finder. Most conversions early on were made by competent technicians who reset cams and had them checked out on collimators.
Just put the camera/lens on a tripod - shoot a roll at 0.65/07/1m/2m/3m/5m and infinity and check for focus shift or focus "failures" Try to do it at F2 first and use the rest of the roll for "shots" at varying apertures and check again.
This is the kind of test I do with every lens at some time.
akk2
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thank you for replying, I will test it on M9 before use in on my M2.
