Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeff S wrote: > Observation: I wasn't crazy about Cosina's M adaptor because in normal > use it's designed to be mounted and unmounted with the aid of a spanner > wrench, whereas Leica's part can be removed by hand pretty readily. But > in this particular application, that becomes a non-issue, and the Cosina > part is cheaper. I got the genuine Leica part because that's all that > was in stock. It's nice. It's also $100+ if you have to buy it new. The Cosina M adaptors are not to be removed by a spanner wrench. Cosina supplies with their M adaptors their version of the M rear cap which is made of hard plastic (as opposed to Leica's soft plastic). This rear cap is designed to remove the M adaptor from the lens or body effectively. No spanner or any other tool is required. The generic adaptors (such as Avenon, Bower, Kobalux) are supplied by a spanner wrench as you described. > Future project: I'm thinking along the lines of an M rear lenscap with > tiny Velcro'd pouch affixed for keeping the lens + finder together and > properly protected but very handy. Cosina already offers a well-designed lens case, VL-1, which houses a 15mm or 25mm lens, with a spearate compartment for a 15/25mm finder. The lens compartment is spacious enough to accomodate a lens plus a M adaptor and a M rear cap. The Japanese version of the VL-1 is brown whereas the European edition is black. Regards, Joseph Hong Kong