Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They're a rare breed I take it? <grin> It looks like I could well be, but don't know the other two...... Did they migrate to Louisiana or did The Nachitoches Leica fly to Ireland to view them in their natural habitat? However, I did hand around my newly acquired M3 at Bray Camera Club for the members to play with, and many who put down their plastic digis were impressed. The tactic worked, as I do know someone else from Co. Wicklow who has just bought an M6 on Friday, so the tide may be coming in again..... Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 4:17 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Rings and things.. > My heavens are you one of three leica photogs in Wicklow? I've met the > other two this past summer.. > > > > > On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Douglas Barry <imra@iol.ie> wrote: > >> Have a lllc with an Elmar 50mm F3.5 and some other non Leica screw >> lenses - >> 35mm Canon Serenar, 90mm Jupiter 8, 135mm Stenheil - and this week bought >> an >> M3 body. Have a M to Thread adaptor and ran off a roll today with the 50 >> Elmar to see if I'd bought a pup. >> >> While I haven't developed the roll yet, I was concerned to note that the >> lens won't allow movement all the way to the infinity mark on the M3 like >> it >> does with the lllc. It locks near the 20 mtr marker and won't go further. >> It >> appears to be the adaptor as it works fine without it. Is there something >> I >> should know about this adaptor? >> >> >> Douglas >> _________ >> Douglas Barry >> Bray, Co. Wicklow >> Republic of Ireland >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > Natchitoches, Louisiana > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >