Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But the frame would advance a full 35 mm frame. So you have half your roll of film unexposed. Need to adjust the film advance amount. Jim - ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Cc: <marc@attinasi.org> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 1:15 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Half Frame for Leica Glass > Count me in.... I wanted a M6 Half Frame.....! > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Marc > Attinasi > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 8:30 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Half Frame for Leica Glass > > > There is a camera repair shop here in town that does a super conversion > to half-frame on Cosina made SLR bodies > (http://www.procamerarepair.com/products.htm). I have an Olympus > OM-2000 that they converted, and it works like a champ. They do the > Nikon FM-10 and Yashica FX3 bodies too, all use the same film transport. > I asked them if they thought the Cosina made Voigtlander Bessa cameras > might have the same transport, and thus be convertable by them, and they > thought it quite possible. I am interested in checking this out... > > Is anyone else interested in a half-frame conversion for the Bessa (L,R, > or T)? I think a T would be awesome, since one could use M-lenses on > it. Let me know, if there is interest I'll pick up a body and see if > they can convert it. Also, if anyone knows for sure what the three > Bessas share that would help too. > > Half Frame is a really cool format, with a Leica lenses it would be very > sweet. > > Thanks, > - marc > > > > *** Marc Attinasi *** > * mailto: marc@attinasi.org * > * http://www.attinasi.org * > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html