Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't have the older 9cm ring so I don't know if the outside diameter of the ring is smaller where the infinity lock travels. Mine is made by Voigtlander and is made to bring up the 90mm and 28mm frame lines. It also is cut out for the infinity lock. One other question. When the Elmar is mounted on your IIIc and focused at infinity, if you look at the front of the lens, is the infinity lock located at a 7 o'clock position or at an 11 o'clock position? Very early lenses had the infinity lock at 11 o'clock and won't work on any adapter unless the adapter gets modified. Len On Sep 13, 2008, at 9:57 PM, Douglas Barry wrote: > Thanks Len, it is a Leitz adaptor but I've just noticed it has 9cm > marked on it. I must need a different adaptor for 50mm, yes? > > Douglas > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Taupier" > <len-001@verizon.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 2:25 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Rings and things.. > > >> Douglas, >> >> The 50mm 3.5 Elmar has an infinity lock button which will >> interfere with the M to thread adapter if there is no cutout for >> it. Leica made adapters have this cutout. Most likely what you >> have does not. >> >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information