Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If it is possible. Leica does not just have three different M lens mounts. The lens mount to do this conversion may not be available so you would have to modify one. It would also be MUCH less expensive to do the soldering than buy a new mount. John Collier On Sunday, October 27, 2002, at 01:25 PM, Mark Pope wrote: > Wouldn't it be easier to get the tech to replace the lens mount with > one > that will bring up the right framelines? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca> >> The very first 28/2.8s bring up the 50 framelines. It is not easy to >> modify the old lenses to bring up the 28/90 frameline set but it is >> possible. You would have to remove the lens mount and silver solder a >> little more material to the bayonet ear that controls the frameline >> selection. It would not be that expensive to have a Leica tech do the >> work >> On Sunday, October 27, 2002, at 11:10 AM, Lew Schwartz wrote: >> >>> I just read something on the cameraquest site that suggests that >>> the Elmarit 28 may not be compatible with my M4-P. Is this true? - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html