Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:54 AM 1998-11-19 +0000, John Gong wrote: >Has anyone compiled enough information on the various adapters, including the recently discussed 14 127? What I'm looking for are 1. a list of these adapters; 2. what they work with (i.e. are they intended only for lenses of specific focal lengths, specific bodies, etc.) 3. what the limitations are - - stop down metering only, manual metering only, focus range limitations (close focus only, lack of infinity focus, etc.) 4. any physical caveats (i.e. this adapter with this lens will damage your CL or M5 metering cell or screw up your depth of preview mechanism on your R body)... > John Simply invest in any of the standard Leica references and you are good to go. Laney's LEICA COLLECTORS GUIDE is probably the best, though its adapter coverage only manages to include a hundred or so of the most popular. I have been developing a list of all possible Visoflex adapters, and am currently on my fourth page, and no where near ended -- I keep finding adapters listed in technical or scientific price lists, for instance, which never made it to the camera catalogues. I would suspect Leica has made several thousand different adapters over the years. The best way to learn about them is to buy some and use them. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!