Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Dear Gary; > I have owned about 5 different adaptall lens that I use on R >camera's. I had a local technician make a stiff spring shaped like a >backwards "P". This kept the mount from unfastening under normal use. >And you can just pull it out with a pair of needle nosed pliers if you >ever need to change the mount. With the heavier lenses like the 300F2.8 >and 80-200 F 2.8 I will only use a new adapter, I have seen used ones >that had some play in them. Also as a caveat, Tampon made 2 different >adapters for Leica SLR's, one was made specifically for the SL and the >current one is for R system. > >Sorry about your damage maybe this info will help someone else. > >HTH >John > When did Tampon get into the camera business? Talk about product diversification! Mark Hammons