One of the factors that influenced my yes/no decision to get a Leica rangefinder was whether I could get a 50mm lens that would focus as close (or as near as dammit) as a standard Nikon or Olympus 50 (as I had on my FM2 and OM-1). I wasn’t after a macro – just something that would focus closer than the standard Leica limit of between 0.7 and 1m depending on the lens and/or body combination. This article is the story behind the lens I went with.

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