Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: Tomoyuki Kumagai <kumagai@jalapeno.sun-net.or.jp> Subject: Re: Zeiss Tessar 50/2.8 in Leica screw-mount Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 23:28:11 +0900 > From: Michael Leitheiser <flyh2o@worldnet.att.net> > Subject: Re: Zeiss Tessar 50/2.8 in Leica screw-mount > Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 18:31:30 -0700 > > Hi, Tom. > > > >Some shop in my country sells a mount adopter for fitting Praktica Thread > > >lens to Leica. Of course, rangefinder will not cooperate, not so practical > > >maybe it's just for fun... Anybody have any comments?? > > > > Yes, how much are they asking and is this a one of a kind or do they > > regularly stock the item? > > Mike Leitheiser > > Well, Musashi(Kanagawa, Japan FAX +81-427-51-9200)'s ad in "Asahi Camera" > magazine says > > order Number Lens Body Price > 6k M42 -> Leica Screaw 8,000yen > > It's about 100 bucks. They sell, M42 to Canon EOS,FD, Minolta AF,MD, > Pentax K(well probably it's pentax brand 'cause it's 900yen), > Contax RTS, Rollei 3003 cameras. > > Just for info, they have Viso-1 Leica lens to Nikon F, Canon FD, etc cameras. > Leica R Lens to Leica Screw adapter. Alpa Macrosweeter to Leica, etc... > > They make their adopter mounts by themselves, some are in limited quantities. > > BTW, do you know Konica sold two types of limited-quantity Leica-SM lens > recently?? As of Ricoh, they may be up to something... > > BTW2, I'm thinking about buying good-old Topcon LeicaSM lens, (because I was > so impressed with the Toko triplet lens mounted to the PrimoFlex that I had.) > Has anyone used the lens before?? I wanna hear about the impression. The name > of the lens should be Simlar or similar... I am trying to fit it into M42. > Ooops, sorry, folks... It's rather a personal mail...