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

[Peter Klein]

The penny is a great idea, Kyle. And it's probably the cheapest
Leica accessory ever. I still use the 50 mm LTM Nokton. Not as much as I'd
like, because these days I mostly shoot the M8, where it acts like a short
telephoto. The one issue with that lens is that it can render background
bokeh harshly when you're focused close. Beyond that, it's a great lens, a
bit sharper then the pre-aspheric Summilux. Tom A. says that the new
version is a little more contrasty, but I don't think the difference is
worth paying double to upgrade.

Nokton pictures, on (gasp) Tri-X film:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/14085787215/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/13892553280/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/13923244058/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/14102323336/

Hope this helps!
-Peter

On Saturday, December 27, 2014, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com>
wrote:

> ...and worth every penny.
>
> Henning
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> On 2014-12-26, at 3:43 PM, Mark Kronquist <mak at teleport.com <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > Old alpha order code is PFENG 2014 version is Abraham linclon
> commemorative 2014 much like the Oskar Barnack coins from 1980. Copper
> coated zinc much like m4-2 top plate. 2014 price 100 euro
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Dec 26, 2014, at 12:55 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com
> <javascript:;>> 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 <javascript:;>> 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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> >>
> >> --
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