I have always been fascinated by the mechanical construct of Summicron50mmDualRange(DR). It was reputed to be a lens with very high resolving power as well. Unfortuantedly, it was listed as one of the “No.No” lenses in the M8 manual. This is because it cannot be mounted when set to the regular 1m - ∞ range, as the close focusing cam extends too deeply into the body and interferes with internal part of the M8 and may damage the M8.
There are 3 ways to use the DR Summicron on the M8, possibly M9 as well:
1) Send the lens to someone like DAG and machine the close focusing cam off for US$65 and using the lens only in the standard distance range, 1m to ∞, like a regular Rigid. This is unacceptable to me as it "destroys" the lens and negate the original intent of the lens for close focusing.
There are 3 ways to use the DR Summicron on the M8, possibly M9 as well:
1) Send the lens to someone like DAG and machine the close focusing cam off for US$65 and using the lens only in the standard distance range, 1m to ∞, like a regular Rigid. This is unacceptable to me as it "destroys" the lens and negate the original intent of the lens for close focusing.
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