Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/12

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Subject: [Leica] LTM adapter
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 08:11:21 +0100
References: <548BC44D.4070007@jayburleson.com>

The good ones do put the lens in a correct* position, the cheap ones may or 
may not. I have a cheap one off ebay that did not and a decent one from 
Fotodiox that does.

* correct = aperture scale on top and the indicator in the middle

Cheers,
Nathan

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On 13 Dec 2014, at 05:45, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote:

> OK, new to this.
> Do all LTM adapters, when mounted on an M body, put the lens at a 
> (roughly) 2:00 position as you look at it?
> Or is it a function of my cheap one found in a box o' stuff?
> 
> And is the lens release button supposed to actually lock the adapter?
> 
> Jay
> 
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