Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]hmmmm.... How about the M lenses on the Nikon? - ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@dircon.co.uk> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 4:58 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: LEM/NIK or LER/NIK > At 18:46 22/07/99 -0400, you wrote: > > Thanks for the replies about the possibility of focus confirmation.... > >Sounds like a neat way to use Leica glass ! > >Dan > > The flange to film distances are (according to Willem-Jan Markerink's > table, on his web site); > > Leica R 47mm > Nikon 46.5mm > > which would mean the adapter has to be 0.5mm thick. I think there may be > problems with such a thin adapter jamming- I seem to remember hearing about > that and a dealer advising me not to bother. > > > > Joe Berenbaum > > >