Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, A good fitting screw drive will suffice. I would be suspicious of the new mounts though, most are made of stainless steel or chromed steel, not copper or brass, which seem a bit soft for this purpose. Cheers, Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Laird" <digiratidoc at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 9:04:35 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [Leica] Changing R lens mount I've just received the adapters for my R lenses to mount them on my alpha 900. Seem pretty well made of copper and anodized brass. I need to remove the six machine screws which affix the old R lens mount in order to mount the adapter. Anyone know the best screwdriver/tool to use? Are the screws glued in? I recently mounted an AI kit to one of my old Nikkors and Mr. Koh told me to heat the screws with a hair dryer for a while to help loosen them because they were glued in, but I was able to loosen them easily with a good Phillips machine screwdriver kit I have. The Leica lens mounts are not mounted with Phillips-head screws. Any help would be appreciated. I don't want to strip the screws or damage the mounts. Jim Laird _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information