Lilserenity
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Hiya,
On the feedbacki n my previous thread (Low contrast Leica lenses) I have purchased a Summar 5cm f/2 for £90.
Natty little thing and totally liking the collapsible feature on my M2.
Couple of small issues.
1. The aperture ring, it's very stiff. So stiff in fact that turning it will unscrew the lens from its expanded state, e.g. if it's on f/2 turning it will screw the lens barrel anti-clockwise until its far enough around to collapse the lens.
There is a small screw on the aperture ring, does this adjust the ring's stiffness?
2. I have Voigtlander-Cosina 35/135mm LTM adapter, and have screwed the Summar on to this for now.
However at the top of the lens where there is a little arrow head, that is not exactly at the top, it's as if the lens is screwed on more if that makes sense, whereas say on my ultron the black dot lines up with the top of the camera.
This is annoying from the point of view that the distance scale is not visible fully from the top.
Is this normal?
I have seen some photos of Elmars at least on Leica M's where the distance scale is properly lined up at the top.
Otherwise looking forward to shooting with it once I have freed up the aperture ring.
Vicky
On the feedbacki n my previous thread (Low contrast Leica lenses) I have purchased a Summar 5cm f/2 for £90.
Natty little thing and totally liking the collapsible feature on my M2.
Couple of small issues.
1. The aperture ring, it's very stiff. So stiff in fact that turning it will unscrew the lens from its expanded state, e.g. if it's on f/2 turning it will screw the lens barrel anti-clockwise until its far enough around to collapse the lens.
There is a small screw on the aperture ring, does this adjust the ring's stiffness?
2. I have Voigtlander-Cosina 35/135mm LTM adapter, and have screwed the Summar on to this for now.
However at the top of the lens where there is a little arrow head, that is not exactly at the top, it's as if the lens is screwed on more if that makes sense, whereas say on my ultron the black dot lines up with the top of the camera.
This is annoying from the point of view that the distance scale is not visible fully from the top.
Is this normal?
I have seen some photos of Elmars at least on Leica M's where the distance scale is properly lined up at the top.
Otherwise looking forward to shooting with it once I have freed up the aperture ring.
Vicky