The lens I had, btw, is an Industar for the first Zenit SLR camera. This lens was basically a collapsible Industar (copy of the Elmar) that had been made shorter, to focus on a camera where the mount is farther from the film than in a Leica.
j On 7/6/05, Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right. The focus plane is a lot closer to the back of the lens on a > Leica than on any SLR, because there's no mirror box. > > j > > On 7/6/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Shel, I'm not Juan, but the Leitz Elmar will focus only at macro > > distances on a 35mm SLR body. > > Paul > > (Not Juan:-) > > > > > > > Probably not with that Industar mounted on it. > > > > > > BTW, I just received an old Leitz Elmar which I'm going to try on one of > > > the K-mount bodies. Any tips or suggestions for doing that, Juan. Of > > > course, it'll also be used on the Leicas. > > > > > > Shel > > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > > From: Juan Buhler > > > > > > > Hm. I wonder what they'd say if I try to enter with my black tapespecial > > > istD... > > > > Maybe they'll recognize the k mount? > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Juan Buhler - SIGGRAPH 2005 Sketches and Posters Chair > http://www.jbuhler.com > photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com > -- Juan Buhler - SIGGRAPH 2005 Sketches and Posters Chair http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
