any information on the NOOKY close up attachment

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I have become a owner of a NOOKY close up attachment. Screw mount on the camera end and Bayonet mount on the front. It was a deal sealer and I am very interested in knowing more and to use. Or what i need to use properly.

-- Robert J. Drummond (bdoocean@aol.com), May 21, 2002

Answers

Hi Bob: Different NOOKYs were required for different 50mm Leica LTM and Bayonette lenses. Most popular, as you might assume, was the NOOKYHESUM which was billed as the "Optical Near-Focusing Device for the LEICA" and at that printing, "LEICA" meant: LTM w/Elmar lens. It incorporates both an 'extension tube' function of spacing the 50mm Elmar lens further from the film plane and interposing an optical lens to define the area of sharp focus for the user. It was/is quite a useful accesssory. I doubt whether the CodeWord had any meaning other than five letters chosen to identify a specific Leica part or product. Rehards, Bill

-- Bill Carson (KE7GMx@cs.com), May 21, 2002.

It works with collapsible 50MM lenses only. There were 3 types, first for Elmar f 3.5, second for Summar and Summitar f2, third for Summicron f2 (& probably for Elmar f2.8?) The lens bayonet is the one at the back of the lens which shows when collapsed

-- James Elwing (elgur@acay.com.au), May 21, 2002.

Did someone say NOOKY! Another example of cross-cultural mis-meanings. Reminds me of a car ad that translated a headline from the US slang "It's a gas", into "It's a fart ".

-- Marc Williams (mwilliams111313MI@comcast.net), May 22, 2002.

I do remember an English billboard that advised us to 'Have a faggot for dinner', meaning HA HA a sausage, no offense intended; say no more say no more squire

-- James Elwing (elgur@acay.com.au), May 22, 2002.

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