Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/26

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Contax Lens Adapter
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 15:10:07 -0700
 
I'm curious... why would someone owning an M camera, want to use lenses
from a Contax? This is an honest question, no "smart-alecness" intended. I
personally like Leica lenses and wonder why one would do this???

Jim

At 03:54 PM 7/26/98 -0400, you wrote:
>
>"Zeiss/Contax RF Lens Adapter to Leica RF" for $499.50
>in their ad in "popular photography". Does anyone know more
>about this adapter? Is it for Zeiss "G" lenses or the former
>Contax RF lenses? Is it LTM or bayonet?
>Also the price sounds incredibly high for a lens adapter.
>
>Gerd