Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M lens coupling ring question
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 11:06:00 -0500

At 09:06 AM 2/22/98 -0600, Robert Ardinger wrote:
>Last month I bought a second hand grey plastic coupling ring (allows two M
>lenses to be attached to each other for compact storage).  It looks fairly
>old. It is perhaps only an inch or so thick.  I think it is made by/for
>Leica but it doesn't have much in the way of markings on it.  I really like
>using it and wanted to pick up a second one just like it.  Does Leica still
>make them?  If so does anyone know the part number and a price estimate? 
>Are there different ones?  I would think lenses that would give the meter
>arm in a CL or M5 trouble would not work safetly on the rather narrow ring
>I have, are they avalible in different widths?  

Leica Part Number 14583 is available new for under $30 (and, yes, we have
all seen dealers listing these puppies for $75 or so!).  There is only one
size.  A similar gizmo is made for the R lenses.

Marc


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