Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ahh! Three different ones! Thanks for the help. Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Taupier" <len-001@verizon.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 2:47 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Rings and things.. > Douglas, > > One other thing. The Leica made adapters while not hard to find are > fairly expensive. The Voigtlander adapters made in Japan are very > good and are less expensive then the real Leica's. They will work > properly. I know there are generic, no name adapters made in the far > east that are quite cheap. I would not buy these without knowing the > quality of the adapter and if they worked properly for your lens. > Also be aware there are three different adapters made which will > activate the proper viewfinder frame lines on the various M bodies. > Be sure what you get is made for 50mm lenses. > > Len > > > On Sep 13, 2008, at 8:40 PM, Douglas Barry wrote: > >> Have a lllc with an Elmar 50mm F3.5 and some other non Leica screw >> lenses - 35mm Canon Serenar, 90mm Jupiter 8, 135mm Stenheil - and >> this week bought an M3 body. Have a M to Thread adaptor and ran off >> a roll today with the 50 Elmar to see if I'd bought a pup. >> >> While I haven't developed the roll yet, I was concerned to note >> that the lens won't allow movement all the way to the infinity mark >> on the M3 like it does with the lllc. It locks near the 20 mtr >> marker and won't go further. It appears to be the adaptor as it >> works fine without it. Is there something I should know about this >> adaptor? >> >> >> Douglas >> _________ >> Douglas Barry >> Bray, Co. Wicklow >> Republic of Ireland >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >