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I've just picked up a very very sweet Leica CL with Summicron-C 40mm f/2.0, and the lens is confusing me slightly....
It has 14 distinct positions for the aperture ring... what's going on? Is this standard? It would mean that either a) I have a half stop (or a 'bug' stop) smaller than f/16 or b) I have a half stop wider than f/2. The final 'click' corresponds to the '16' marker, so I'm thinking it must be the former... do I have a Summicron-C 40mm f/1.x on my hands?
I've taken a few shots wide open and it looks fine, tack sharp... curious.
It has 14 distinct positions for the aperture ring... what's going on? Is this standard? It would mean that either a) I have a half stop (or a 'bug' stop) smaller than f/16 or b) I have a half stop wider than f/2. The final 'click' corresponds to the '16' marker, so I'm thinking it must be the former... do I have a Summicron-C 40mm f/1.x on my hands?
I've taken a few shots wide open and it looks fine, tack sharp... curious.
Assaf
Well-known
Hi there,
mine also goes about half a stop less than F2 and more than F16
I asked Don from DAG about it and he said it's completely normal in this lens, so don't worry.
I don't know what these two "estra half stops" mean optically - in the one beyond the F16 the diaphragm closes a bit more, but I never tried it. .
It's a great lend - keep it
mine also goes about half a stop less than F2 and more than F16
I asked Don from DAG about it and he said it's completely normal in this lens, so don't worry.
I don't know what these two "estra half stops" mean optically - in the one beyond the F16 the diaphragm closes a bit more, but I never tried it. .
It's a great lend - keep it
