[Leica] I figured out how to adapt any LTM 50mm into a dual range lens - cheap & fast

[kyle cassidy on the LUG]

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.