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Subject: [Leica] Question on LTM convertor
From: jcyleung8 at shaw.ca (Joe Leung)
Date: Mon Jun 12 20:10:17 2006

Rob,

By filing down the 'cam', 90mm adapter can be converted to 50mm (or
35/135mm) & 50mm adapter to 35/135mm. From 35mm to 50mm, you'll have to
'add' metal to the 'cam', which is not easy but not impossible.

Joe L.

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jcyleung8=shaw.ca@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jcyleung8=shaw.ca@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of Rob
McClure
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 7:36 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Question on LTM convertor


After disposing of my Summicron M 50 several years ago, I have acquired
a couple of Russian 50's (Elmar clone and Jupiter 8).  For my purposes
they work ok, but I have been using the only LTM adaptors I own which
are designed for 35/135 lenses.  Consequently the 50mm window doesn't
come up on my M4-2 unless I bring it up manually with the lever.

Is it possible to convert one of my two 35 LTM convertors to bring up
the 50mm?   Or is there a source of inexpensive adaptors?  Steven
Gandy's $55 convertors cost nearly as much as my Russian lenses and
those on E**y are also expensive. As an alternative I would be willing
to trade one of the Leica 35 convertors for a 50.


Regards,
Rob McClure


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