Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Half Frame for Leica Glass
From: Marc Attinasi <marc@attinasi.org>
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2002 08:35:19 -0800
References: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNMEKLIGAA.red735i@earthlink.net> <00a701c1b183$1b431da0$6fbf91d8@cbsi>

That adjustment is part of the conversion - no film wasted, and 
perfectly even frame spacing.  It works great!

The issue on the Bessa will be the viewfinders - there is a 1.4X focal 
length adjustment factor with half frame.

- - marc

Gwen & Jim Long wrote:

>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
>>
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] Half Frame for Leica Glass)
Message from "Gwen & Jim Long" <jimlong@inwave.com> (Re: [Leica] Half Frame for Leica Glass)