Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]POOKY the obvious name for it. On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 12:09 PM, kyle cassidy on the LUG < leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote: > Obviously, we need to market a line of "Dual Range LUG Shims" which will > all be made from pennies that came from Dr. Ted?s pocket and have been > painted red and engraved. > > I imagine this to be a $250 closeup system. > > It will need a name though that ends in OOKY?.. > > Frank Filippone said: > > Raises questions about the old saying... a penny for your thoughts..... > > > > Simply, a brilliant idea. > > > > Can you imagine what Leica would charge for that penny if it had a red > dot > > on it? > > > > Frank Filippone > > Red735i at verizon.net > > >> I'd posted a while ago asking if anybody had any thoughts about filing > down > >> the threads on a 50mm to allow the focus coupling to travel further on > >> lenses that's close focus was limited to a meter. Kicking the idea > around a > >> little, I've come up with a modification which will work with any LTM > 50mm > >> and doesn't require grinding or altering the lens. It allows close > focusing > >> to about half a meter (haven't checked exactly) - I have before and > after > >> close focusing images plus instructions here: > >> > >> http://kylecassidy.livejournal.com/802756.html > >> > >> I'd been kicking around the idea of getting a voigtlander nokton 1.5 - > the > >> LTM ones are cheap, like $400, but the new bayonet mount ones are like > $900 > >> and as far as I can tell, the only significant difference is that the > >> bayonet mount ones close focus to .7 meters. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >