Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The German company doing these conversions is Fotohaus Schaja/Photo Classics Maximilianstrasse 32 D-80539 Munich Germany phone 0 89 - 291 624 83, fax 0 89 - 292 506. The price for the conversion in 1996 was 1.890 DEM - or roughly 950 Euros. The price for the Hologon was approximately 5.000 DEM - and the lens can be converted back to Contax bayonet. All of the above according to Color Foto September 1996. All the best! Raimo photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: Tom Schofield <tdschofield@email.msn.com> Vastaanottaja: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Päivä: 18. kesäkuuta 2000 21:00 Aihe: Re: [Leica] Lens mount conversions (Hologon) >From what I've seen, you can buy a mint used G1 for the price of the >conversion, and just leave the Hologon on that body. Otherwise, Try calling >Wall Street Camera, Tamarkin, or other store that sells the converted >Hologons and ask them who is doing it. > >Tom > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rob Studdert" <audiob@ozemail.com.au> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2000 9:01 PM >Subject: [Leica] Lens mount conversions (Hologon) > > >> Dear fellow LUGnuts, >> >> I need the contact details for a camera technician capable of converting a >> Contax Hologon 16f8 to Leica M mount. >> >> Before you ask "why would I embark on chasing such a costly option when >> the H*** 15 would offer me more speed and just a little less performance" >> well I own the Hologon, it is paid for, I don't fancy trying to find a >buyer who >> doesn't want it in exchange for chicken feed and I would love it to fit a >real >> camera :-) >> >> Any information would be appreciated. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Rob Studdert >> HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA >> Tel +61-2-9554-4110 >> Fax +61-2-9554-9259 >> UTC(GMT) +10 Hours >> audiob@ozemail.com.au >> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html >> > >