Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/01

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Subject: [Leica] Chinese step up / down rings ?
From: faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)
Date: Sun Apr 1 13:54:33 2007
References: <82c9dd70704011331x16398a81sabe12bfbb44ec3f0@mail.gmail.com> <C235939D.50169%mark@rabinergroup.com>

again - point taken.

Pig aluminum?

Blue painter's masking tape is usually what I use in a a pinch.

Eric

On 4/1/07, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote:
> On 4/1/07 4:31 PM, "Eric Korenman" <faneuil@gmail.com> typed:
>
> > I know the subject sounds like a circus act from the 1940s, but I am
> > looking for a step up ring for a noctilux to take 67mm filters.
> >
> > I found a slew of these adapters, made in China and sold on ebay.
> > They are $1.25 a pop! Made of Aloo-min-ee-um (as you Brits say).
> >
> > how can I resist at that price?
> > Any experiences with these cheap-y products?
> > In the 'year of minimal new gear' I am trying to get around the B+W
> > $40 adapters.
> > I just want to avoid learning the hard way by stripping the front end
> > of my soon-to-arrive gifted Noctilux.
> >
> > broke as of 4/16/07,
> > Eric
> >
>
>
> Id never buy a $1.25 piece of pig aluminum which cost these crooks only a
> nickel to make you know that!
>
> Duck tape that puppy on to that lens!
>
> Duck tape is reusable making it in effect free!
> No risk of stripping the threads. You'd loose resale value that way.
> If it gets a little gummy then soak the entire lens in lighter fluid over
> night in a beer mug. That makes it fast and frisky!
>
>
>
>
> Mark Rabiner
> 8A/109s
> New York, NY
>
> markrabiner.com
>
>
>
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