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

[Henning Wulff]

...and worth every penny.

Henning



On 2014-12-26, at 3:43 PM, Mark Kronquist <mak at teleport.com> wrote:

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>> On Dec 26, 2014, at 12:55 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Wow, necessity is the mother of invention and all that! Perhaps a thin ring
>> on top of a LTM->M adpater will do the trick.
>> 
>> Good job!
>> 
>> On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 7:43 AM, kyle cassidy on the LUG <
>> leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> How many of you still use a LTM mount 50mm?
>>> 
>>> 
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Henning Wulff
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