Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/02

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Subject: [Leica] Contax Zeiss 21mm 2.8 Biogon
From: billcpearce at cox.net (Bill Pearce)
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 14:03:03 -0500
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I would want to know how any of those adapters that look like just extension 
tubes deal with focus on the G lenses.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Douglas Barry
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 1:21 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Contax Zeiss 21mm 2.8 Biogon

I saw those Mehrdad, but it's very hard to get feedback on how well any of
those adaptors work!

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mehrdad" <msadat at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Contax Zeiss 21mm 2.8 Biogon


> on ebay they sell all sorts of adapters for contax g lenses to work on
> mirrorless cameras
> http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313&_nkw=contax+g+adapter&_sacat=0&_from=R40
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 8:24 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> If you are interested in converting it to Leica, go to
>> http://www.japanexposures.com/lens/
>>
>> I have no idea what the cost of conversion, but it looks interesting.
>>
>> I have lots of experience with the company, I've bought film unavailable 
>> in
>> the States from them, and a few other items.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>>
>> > I have one of these "G mount" lenses without a viewfinder. Sadly I 
>> > don't
>> > have a camera to fit it. Since my wife's recent illness, I'm now 
>> > starting
>> > to rationalise my camera collection (sorry, keeping everything Leica!)
>> and
>> > am wondering is there any good reason to keep this? Can it be fitted to
>> any
>> > particular digital body more successfully than others, and has anyone 
>> > any
>> > experience of this??? Any ideas or comments?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance
>> >
>> > Douglas
>> > _________
>> > Douglas Barry
>> > Bray, Co. Wicklow
>> > Republic of Ireland
>> >
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Sonny
>> http://sonc.com/look/
>> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>>
>> USA
>>
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>
>
>
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>
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In reply to: Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] Contax Zeiss 21mm 2.8 Biogon)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Contax Zeiss 21mm 2.8 Biogon)
Message from msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad) ([Leica] Contax Zeiss 21mm 2.8 Biogon)
Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] Contax Zeiss 21mm 2.8 Biogon)