Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Andras Iklody-Szabo wrote: >Get an adapter from Novoflex (Leica SM -> M42) and a Leica adapter SM = - -> M >bayonet. I got this system for Nikon and Olympus OM lenses on Leica RF. >Works OK, sometimes the proper finder is a problem. That's the way to go. I did similar with my ISCO Westron 28mm f/4 lens = with M42 SM. However the M42 -> LTM adaptor I own (also a Novoflex) did = not have the proper registration. As M42 has 45.5 mm registration and = LTM has 28.8 mm, the adaptor ring adds only 9.9 mm of thickness. So I = took a "Size 2" M42 extension ring (5.95 mm thickness, $3 on a camera = show). The missing 0.85 mm were added by rings I cut from Mylar foil of = thickness 500 microns and 350 microns (available from DuPont). Works great and was cheaper and = more=20 early available than waiting for the opportunity to get the Leicina = adaptor. I use the "90mm" adaptor LTM->M mount and even get the proper framelines = on the M6. Does anyone know if an adaptor M42->LTM is available that gives the = proper register easily? Regards, Gerd