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Subject: [Leica] M8/M9 Interest: Lens swapping......LTM to 6Bit Coding M adapter
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 00:36:37 -0400
References: <002401cb0439$57aa59e0$06ff0da0$@net> <E650CAB3-0C85-4C96-A701-915E66D8A339@embarqmail.com> <005a01cb0467$3f66b7b0$be342710$@net>

thx

ric


On Jun 5, 2010, at 12:26 AM, Frank Filippone wrote:

> This seller on Ebay......
> 
> Lasjashk
> 
> Apparently he is sold out till the end of the month.....  Keep your eyes
> peeled.....
> 
> All I can say is that he appears honest, he ships promptly, and the product
> seems to work as you expect.
> 
> $10 each plus $5 shipping.... really hard to beat... 
> 
> 
> Frank Filippone
> red735i at earthlink.net
> 
> 
> where's you get them?
> 
> ric
> 
> 
> On Jun 4, 2010, at 6:57 PM, Frank Filippone wrote:
> 
>> I just received my 6Bit coding LTM to M lens adapter.  I was not told the
>> brand name but for $15, I figured I had little to lose.....
>> 
>> The brand is SHOGUN... marked for manufacture as Japan on the flange.....
>> 
>> Nice quality, cheap, references the rotation of the lens almost perfectly
> (
>> about 10 degrees off compared to my Voigtlander and Leica adapters that
> are
>> just about perfect)
>> 
>> I took some quick shots at Infinity..... looks spot on in focus.....
>> 
>> Yes, I used my Goth Nail Polish to code it... took all of 2 minutes.....
>> 
>> One comment... there is no SIDE red dot.... so mounting is not quite as
> easy
>> as it should be....Red nail polish?
>> 
>> I am now coded for my 75mm Heliar..... now the FL will appear in my EXIF
>> data......
>> 
>> Next, the mount swap for the 90 and 21 and 24 ASPH Elmarit, specially the
> 21
>> and 24........
>> 
>> Wish me luck.... @ $58 each.....
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> red735i at earthlink.net
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] M8/M9 Interest: Lens swapping......LTM to 6Bit Coding M adapter)
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Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] M8/M9 Interest: Lens swapping......LTM to 6Bit Coding M adapter)