Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Joseph just pointed out to me that there is indeed a new 15mm finder. Sorry.
>The M mount Voigtlander lenses have a groove at the right location
>so coding them is a snap. Latest Zeiss have that as well, which is
>understandable since they are made alongside the Voigtlanders.
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>If you go the LTM route, there are adapters with pits available from
>China that are a lot less expensive than the Milich ones.
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>There is no new 15mm finder, only a new 12mm finder.
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>>Finders are separate for the M mount lenses.... they were free with
>>the older LTM lenses.....
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>>One disadvantage of the M mounts... they are not 6 bit coded......
>>and I am not sure they CAN BE 6 bit coded.....
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>>A reason to use older LTM technology, and get those coded LTM-M
>>adapters.....and save a few bucks....
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>>Now the UV/IR filters are a whole other problem.....
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>>Vick..why get the Leica 18mm ? Coded, filter available, price not
>>all that bad...?
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>>Frank.....
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