Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, If if you could let me have more information, such as the link for the eBay auction, I may be able to track down the manufacturer and negotiate a better deal. I love dealing and getting the best possible prices! ;-) US$400 is a touch steep for an adapter. For approx. US$500, you can have the new Voigtlander Bessa R2S or R2C bodies which accept Nikon RF and Contax RF lenses respectively: http://www.cosina.co.jp/r2sc/index.html Bests, Joseph on 22/9/02 10:41 pm, Mark Langer at mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca wrote: > > I keep seeing a rangefinder coupled Contax RF lens to LTM body adapter being > sold on eBay. According to the vendor, someone in Hong Kong is making these. > The eBay auctions are for $400, a price that, if memory serves, is similar to > that charged by Steve Gandy when he was selling them. I'm assuming that some > profit is > involved in the selling of these adapters, although the possibility that these > are being sold as a public service has entered my mind. On the assumption > that the former is more likely than the latter, my questions are these -- does > someone know who in Hong Kong is making these, and can these be purchased more > cheaply > that the price they are being sold for on eBay? And can all lenses for the > Contax II or IIa be mounted on this adapter? I understand that some of the > adapters made for this purpose don't accommodate the 35 or 21mm Biogons. > > Mark > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html