tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post8722991944473936849..comments2024-03-27T11:02:08.037-05:00Comments on LEICA Barnack Berek Blog: 35mm LENSES FOR LEICA M3 (GOGGLES) ON OTHER LEICA CAMERASLEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-78619060738818815762020-05-26T09:47:27.745-05:002020-05-26T09:47:27.745-05:00No, you cannot use the lenses without the goggles ...No, you cannot use the lenses without the goggles on other Leica M cameras. It will render the rangefinder increasingly inaccurate as you focus at distances closer than infinity. The article clearly mentions that.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-89999421301761687292020-05-25T19:01:04.067-05:002020-05-25T19:01:04.067-05:00You can remove the goggles and use it on other M&#...You can remove the goggles and use it on other M's, but it will still call up the 50mm framelines.Summicronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02179727447257052331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-3255029304914250112020-05-19T08:19:07.320-05:002020-05-19T08:19:07.320-05:00Actually, that is a very good question. It obviou...Actually, that is a very good question. It obviously has to do with the optical correction of the viewfinder to simulate the filed of view of a 35mm lens. Of course the rangefinder has to indicate proper focus at infinity either way, but, as you indicated, the pitch of the focusing cam is different to compensate for the added viewfinder piece. I will try to get a more accurate answer and report on that here, hopefully soon.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-48115678772921690882020-05-19T01:00:13.519-05:002020-05-19T01:00:13.519-05:00Does anyone know WHY the focus would get progressi...Does anyone know WHY the focus would get progressively worse at closer distances? If the lens' focus is correct at infinity then the back-focus must be identical (to non-goggled lenses); is the focussing helicoid (pitch) therefore somehow different? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I'd really like to know!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407079738098337188noreply@blogger.com