[Leica] 6 bit permanent flange adapters: has anyone tried one?

[lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz)]

... so you bought the adapter, already encoded, from Solms?

On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 3:39 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> I ran them for a while before getting genuine 6-bit adaptors at Solms. I
> guess it depends on the lens, more likely to work on a slow wide than a
> 75mm Summilux as the quality control may not be there. It is a reversible
> process if you do not like what has changed and on some lenses only five
> screws will go back in as one is under the 6-bit code.
>
> john
>
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> Schwartz
>
> Just saw these on eBay. You actually remove the rear plate from your lens
> and replace it with one of these. Then you look up the lens code and fill
> in the counter sunk depressions with (I guess) black enamel or magic
> marker. The idea is that by having actual depressions to fill in, they
> won't wear off like other diy solutions.
>
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