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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Half Frame for Leica Glass
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2002 13:03:12 -0400
References: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNMEKLIGAA.red735i@earthlink.net> <00a701c1b183$1b431da0$6fbf91d8@cbsi>

With the 1.4x adjustment, you could fit a 35mm lens, but use the 50mm 
finder.  The negatives would certainly be sharp using the middle of the 
projection area of the lens.

Regards,

Robert

At 08:35 AM 2/9/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>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  *
>>>
>>>
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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)