Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/02

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Subject: [Leica] Re: 4/3 adapter
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Tue Jan 2 19:11:17 2007

True, but Leica is going to supply them for the R lenses according to the 
Dallas dealer and the lit sheet on the Digilux 3.  Should be interesting to 
see who makes them.

Gene


-------------- Original message from mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com>: 
-------------- 


> Larry, for your info, 99.99% of everything is made in china now, just 
> a few leica stuff is made in germany 
> 
> On 1/2/07, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: 
> > For those contemplating getting a 4/3 camera, either Olympus, Leica, 
> > or Panasonic, a very good source of 4/3 adapters can be found at: 
> > 
> > > > adapters_W0QQfsubZ1793736> 
> > 
> > These are Chinese made but then so is the Oly 500 camera. The 
> > adapters are available for Olympus, Nikon, Pentax M42 and K bayonet, 
> > and Leica R lenses. all to the 4/3 mount. They are of very high 
> > quality, easily equal to those supplied at quadruple the cost by 
> > Olympus. I paid $20 US for one, including postage. It lets me use all 
> > my old OM lenses on the E-500. Too bad they don't make one to mount 
> > Leica M lenses on 4/3 mount cameras. 
> > 
> > Larry Z 
> > 
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> 
> -- 
> ------------------------------------- 
> regards, mehrdad 
> 
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