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

[hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)]

John now the flange replacements can be done in Melbourne and adjustments
for about half of the FLE designs (depends what is needed). My 35 done here
but my 50 is in Solms after getting well out of adjustment 3 years on since
Solms last did it for free.

Cheers,
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman



On 10 November 2012 07:22, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> No, all my kit had a trip to Europe - some of it more than once :-(
>
> john
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+john=chiaroscuro.co.nz at leica-users.org [mailto:
> lug-bounces+john=chiaroscuro.co.nz at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of 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
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lug-bounces+john=chiaroscuro.co.nz at leica-users.org [mailto:
> > lug-bounces+john=chiaroscuro.co.nz at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Lew
> > 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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