Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lorenzo Vanzinni wrote: > Well, I've been lurking here for a while as I'm not a purist. Decided it was > time to crawl out of the closet. I mostly use Russian & Voightlander stuff > for fun. I did just acquire a IIIc however so I can at least claim Junior > Club membership. I have to admit, even with an old III c I'm hooked! I've > heard comments to the effect that others are using non Leica lenses > (Russian, Canon, etc.) with "an appropriate adapter." Why is an adapter > needed? Isn't a Leica thread mount a Leica thread mount? What is the > difference? & I guess the most important, If these are needed where do I buy > them? Thanks TGV You only need the adapter if you're using your impure lenses on an M body. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com