Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/23
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Well, that is indeed a pity. Rather than carry another lens/adapter
I'll continue to carry an SLR/macro combination.
Don
dorysrus@mindspring.com
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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Henning
Wulff
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 12:06 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] New Macro-Adapter with other M lenses, was: New
Leica Macro-Elmar M 90/4
>The Macro-Adapter will not work with other lens than the Macro-Elmar.
>
>As you can see on the pictures, the lens is attached upside down on
>the adapter (the lens release is on the opposite side).
>
>http://www.photo.net/bboard/big-image?bboard_upload_id=14557484
>
>http://www.photo.net/bboard/big-image?bboard_upload_id=14557584
>
>This means that the adjusted cam on a 90/2 AA as an example, will
>face the bottom of the film chamber instead of the rangefinder wheel
>at the top of the chamber.
>
>There will be no connection or wrong connection, depending of the
>type of cam used on the lens you intend to put on it.
>
>Only the Macro-Elmar 90/4 will have its cam correctly adjusted in
>the two different places needed to work directly on the camera and
>on the Macro-Adapter.
>
>Lucien
Right you are. Too bad; if they had made it compatible with other
90's they could sell more of the adapters.
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