Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]...and worth every penny. Henning On 2014-12-26, at 3:43 PM, Mark Kronquist <mak at teleport.com> wrote: > Old alpha order code is PFENG 2014 version is Abraham linclon > commemorative 2014 much like the Oskar Barnack coins from 1980. Copper > coated zinc much like m4-2 top plate. 2014 price 100 euro > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 26, 2014, at 12:55 PM, Richard Man <richard at >> richardmanphoto.com> wrote: >> >> Wow, necessity is the mother of invention and all that! Perhaps a thin >> ring >> on top of a LTM->M adpater will do the trick. >> >> Good job! >> >> On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 7:43 AM, kyle cassidy on the LUG < >> leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I'd posted a while ago asking if anybody had any thoughts about filing >>> down the threads on a 50mm to allow the focus coupling to travel further >>> on >>> lenses that's close focus was limited to a meter. Kicking the idea >>> around >>> a little, I've come up with a modification which will work with any LTM >>> 50mm and doesn't require grinding or altering the lens. It allows close >>> focusing to about half a meter (haven't checked exactly) -- I have before >>> and after close focusing images plus instructions here: >>> >>> http://kylecassidy.livejournal.com/802756.html >>> >>> I'd been kicking around the idea of getting a voigtlander nokton 1.5 -- >>> the >>> LTM ones are cheap, like $400, but the new bayonet mount ones are like >>> $900 >>> and as far as I can tell, the only significant difference is that the >>> bayonet mount ones close focus to .7 meters. >>> >>> How many of you still use a LTM mount 50mm? >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> -- >> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto >> // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > Henning Wulff henningw at archiphoto.com