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Subject: [Leica] Friday Flower - experimenting "new" gear
From: cummer at netvigator.com (H&ECummer)
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:27:06 +0800
References: <mailman.526.1298579131.1011.lug@leica-users.org>

> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:25:28 +0100
> From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
> Subject: [Leica] FF: Friday Flower - Experimenting "new" gear ...
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>, leicareflex at 
> freelists.org
>
> I spent over an hour converting the Macro Elmarit 60 to fit the gear
> last Saturday.
> (much trickier than previous conversions BTW, which had taken 5mn at
> most ...)
>
> Here is a first snap using it - posted when it is already Friday
> somewhere other than here, as I won't be able to post it when it is
> actually Friday in most of our regions...
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/album368/FF-Rose+and+Elmarit+Macro+test-0634-2.jpg.html
> (can be viewed large)
>
> I also experimented Live View for that one
> (much trickier than the one on the L1, way too cumbersome, OMG!)
>
> Bien cordialement de Metz
> Philippe

Compelling picture! What was so difficult about the conversion?
Please answer off list if you prefer.
Howard (who has put a lot of Leitax bayonets on many R lenses)


Replies: Reply from philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard) ([Leica] Friday Flower - experimenting "new" gear - Howard)