Ewe, That is the ring to move the floating elements. It does not focus the lens as such, it is just a manual adjustment of the position of the elements according to the focus distance. FLE has been mentioned recently. Basically, by adjusting the elements, the sharpness can be improved. I think that 35mm lenses adjust as part of the focus mechanism; I do not know why these lenses do not... John On 27/09/2012 09:13, "Uwe Wolfgang Steinke" <paintingwithlenses@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi all, does anyone know, why this lens (Carl Zeiss Rolleiflex SL66 1:4/40 mm Distagon FLE HFT) ebay No. 370656370748 has a focusring? The SL66 has it's own focus-knob... Uwe