Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My no-name adapter is slightly off, too - to the other direction. I have had no problems with vignetting or focus. I keep the adapter on the lens, normal Leica M rear cap fits. All the best! Raimo photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: John Coan <jcoan@alumni.duke.edu> Vastaanottaja: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Päivä: 30. heinäkuuta 2000 10:06 Aihe: [Leica] Using screw to M adaptor ring ? Need Help >I recently acquired a used Voigtlaender 15mm screw mount, and purchased >a Voigtlaender adapter ring. I have a few questions that I hope the >group can help me out with. > >1. The instructions say put the ring on the M body and lock it in, then >screw in the lens. I always figured I would leave the ring on the lens, >and bayonet the lens on and off like a normal lens. Any problem with >that? > >2. When screwed all the way in, the focus indicator mark which should >be centered at the top is a few degrees to the left (when looking >down). Sort of like it is screwed in a little bit too much. Will this >have any practical effect on focus? I've never owned a screw mount >Leica and do not know how precisely the threads are cut to make the lens >line up perfectly when screwed in tightly. On my combo, the lens isn't >tight unless screwed in a little past the mark. > >Thanks in advance for the collective wisdom of the group. > >John