Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Andrew, The organization you should consult for the modification is the following: Forschner, Marty Professional Camera Repair 37 W. 47th Street, New York, NY 10036 (212) 382-0550 Pro Cam performs modifications where possible within the constraints of mount-to-film plane distances Good luck, Joseph - ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Nemeth <azn@nemeng.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 1:04 PM Subject: [Leica] Modify Nikon F body to accept Leica R lenses? > Am about to approach a few technicians about this, but want > to run it past the list to see if anyone has been down this > particular path... > > I want to modify the lens mount of my 1979 vintage Nikon F2A > body so that it will accept the Leica R series lenses. > > Doesn't have to have meter coupling (I removed the DP-11 photomic > head & use the meterless DE-1 pentaprism instead). > > So anyone done this? Possible?... > > Why bother? Mainly so I can use my DW-1 waist-level finder > for candid shooting. Also, would then have a cheaper body > to smash up when the going gets really rough. ;^) > > Regds, > > Andrew N. > www.nemeng.com >