Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great to have you back in the rf world! For me the prices have to drop another 500 and decided not to take buy a Epson in anticipation of that. Cheers, Michiel Fokkema 2008/11/20 Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>: > Yep, that's where I bought mine. Excellent service too. If you plan to use > the UV/IR filters (I recommend you do), you need the bayonet flange to > bring > up the 28/90 frame-lines in order for it to be codable. That is you need > the > flange to bring up the 28 frames (even though those are not used for the > framing) AND you need the coding. I don't know if the current stock is > modified by default. Mine was not. Zeiss can definitely do it for you. > Zeiss > does not code the lenses, of course. My 21 was done by Zeiss USA (sent to > Germany) for free, courtesy of Tony. If you buy from PopFlash now it is > already completed. Then you need to code the modified flange. You might > like > to check from whever you buy. I replaced the entire flange on mine with a > beautifully machined bronze one, complete with pits for coding. > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can. > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: RE: [Leica] Any opinions/experience with the Zeiss 4/18mm? > > Nathan..... Popflash.com has the 18 Zeiss in M8 Mod form for $1100..... > New. > > > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > >