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Subject: [Leica] AI Conversion
From: digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 15:25:05 -0500
References: <380-22010628201734901@M2W137.mail2web.com>

Doug,
I Googled AI conversions and saw that guy's website last night but
I've never used him before. Have you used him before? Is his work any
good?

Jim

On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 3:17 PM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net
<wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote:
> James Laird wrote:
>
>>>>
> I have an old pre-AI 200 f4 Nikkor I'd like to have converted to AI.
> Does anyone do these conversions anymore using Nikon OEM kits? I don't
> even know if Nikon makes the parts anymore. Any recommendations or
> help would be appreciated.
> <<<
>
> Nikon has not made the parts for many years, but occasionally you will see
> them on ebay. ?Pacific Rim Camera has several models of the conversion
> kits, unfortunately they seem to have run out of the kit for the 200mm f/4.
> Even if the kit is available, only later model lenses can be converted with
> the kit. ?If the flange has screws holding it to the barell of the lens, a
> kit was made for it. ?No screws, no kit. ?However, even the earliest lenses
> can be converted by a competent machinist: ?http://www.aiconversions.com/
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
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