Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I bought a M Hektor off of Ebay and when it arrived found that for $100 I got and LTM Hektor which I could also use and an adapter ring for that price. Later, I went on to buy the M mount Hektor for an equally good price. Roland Smith - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 9:32 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] it's easier than that to get the LTM-M adapter off a lens... > I found that some early M mount lenses were actually LTM lenses with the > adapter glued on. I had an old Hektor done that way, and was able to take > the lens head out, and then set the mount end into a shallow dish of > acetone, cover it, and let it soak for a day or two which softened the > adhesive. It seemed to be something like the canada balsam used to glue lens > elements, and did come apart, but if you can't remove the lens cell or head, > I would be cautious about trying this method. > If someone could research and find what Leitz used, then finding a solvent > might be a little more easy. > Dan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "A.H.SCHMIDT" <horsts@primus.com.au> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 8:33 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] it's easier than that to get the LTM-M adapter off a > lens... > > > > > > > > Kyle Cassidy wrote: > > > > > it's very easy to get the screwmount to M adapter off a lens. put the > lens > > > w/ the adapter on your camera. press the "remove lens" button, whatever > > > that is. turn the lens to the left but DON'T pull it out of the camera > > > when it releases. keep turning. the lens will unscrew. once it's good > and > > > loose, go ahead and pull the lens out of the camera and the adapter just > > > spins right off. > > > > > > always gotta make everything difficult dont yas? > > > > > > kc > > > > The problem is a bit more serious, Someone, before i bought it, it > seems, > > actually glued the adapter to the lens. I am afraid, if i try to hard, > > Something may break. what I really need , i think, Is some type of > universal > > glue solvent which does not do any damage to the lens. > > > > Regards, Horst Schmidt > > > > > > > >