Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For an adapter it's not really that complicated. The three criteria are that 1. you can attach the adapter and lens with a positive lock and remove them without a fight, 2. The depth of the adapter should be the difference in the registers as close as possible, but only err on the short side and 3. The two faces of the adapter should be parallel. With cheap adapters these three conditions aren't always met, but usually are. Beyond that, an expensive adapter rarely has issues and looks/feels nicer. I'm not sure how a ring from 'Elsewhere' (where is that?) can get stuck inside a Leica. In any case, I can't imagine anything of that sort that I or my local repair guy couldn't fix in very short order. If your Leica is showing signs of homesickness and wishes to spend some time back in Solms, that is a different matter. Henning On 2013-03-06, at 3:28 AM, Cedric Agie <cedric.agie at gmail.com> wrote: > It's not only a question of (very precise) machining, even with CNC > machines, but also of finishing (cooling, repolishing, washing etc.) > at each stage and final covering of pieces of expensive metal with one > or more layer(s) of for example hard chrome, plus a final repolishing > and check. > > Years ago you could buy yourself a copy of a Leica made in the former > eastern block. It looked like a Leica, it was much cheaper than a > Leica, but it wasn't a Leica. With the lenses results where even worse > than with the bodies alone. The alluminium they where made of were as > soft as butter. They simply didn't even have enough copper at hand to > make electrical wires. > > Not to speak of the color papers and films made in the same regions. > You could devellop them in Agfa soup, but results where horrible. > > One day I saw a guy in a Leica shop with a Leica M body and a ring > "coming from elsewher" stuck inside. I heard whispers, cries and > guessed there would be some tears. A trip to Solms, CLA alone, will > cost you at least 1.000? insurance and expedition not included. > > It's like everything, you get what you paid for. > > Regards > > Cedric > > > 2013/3/5 George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>: >> >> On Mar 5, 2013, at 3:02 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote: >> >>> Is there anything to account for the price gap of these adapters, from >>> around $30 to $200, other than, marketing? I want to try some of my M >>> lenses on a Panasonic GH3. >> >> Probably the quality of the metals and machining precision. >> However - If you simply want to "try some of my M lenses" >> I'd recommend "trying" with the low end. >> >> If you discover that you "really like" working with M lenses on the GH3 >> you can always upgrade the adapter. >> >> I bought several 'cheap' adapters to use my R lenses on Canon bodies. >> I found that I prefer using Canon lenses on Canon bodies; >> and R lenses on R bodies; >> and am very glad that I didn't spend big to find that out. >> AND >> when rarely needed and/or appropriate - I CAN in fact use the 'cheap' >> adapters >> to accomplish the necessary tasks. >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Henning Wulff henningw at archiphoto.com