Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >> >> >> >> *** 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 > - -- *** Marc Attinasi *** * mailto: marc@attinasi.org * * http://www.attinasi.org * - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html