Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Matthew, I did float this idea to Mr Kobayashi of Cosina (Voigtlander) fame at last Photokina and am a little surprised we've not yet seen one... Perhaps my delusions of grandeur and influential status are mere delusions after all... It's not difficult to create one yourself. I took a Rollei mount Zeiss F-Distagon 16/2.8 (it was going cheap) and had a mount made to allow correct infinity register on the Leica (M) and have used it happily since then. Adapter mounts to work with other SLR lenses are even more readily available. I procured a 180 degree security door viewer (they also come in 150 and 120 degree offerings for other lens designs) and mounted this inside an old discarded viewfinder. I could mask off the sides, top and bottom but have not yet bothered to do so, I guesstimate, and it's good enough. I did see another lens as mentioned above for sale at 150 UKP in England this last week, quite a bargain as the current Contax equivalent is around 2000... regards, Jem - ----- Original Message ----- From: Matthew Powell <mlpowell@directvinternet.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 8:03 AM Subject: [Leica] RF Fisheye? > Has anyone produced a fisheye in LTM or any RF mount? Since you'd need an > accessory viewfinder anyway, seems that it would be "doable." > > -- > 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