Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/01
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Apologies Marc,
I have only seen one of the ('Russian') Ukrainian version which looked
poorly finished compared to my Telemore.
If you say it's ahead optically, it'll be worth seeing if I can find one to
buy.
Is there any way that it can work on an M-camera, I'd presume it's solely
LTM and therefore not viable?
jem
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From: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
To: KIMEJ44; 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
Subject: Re: [Leica] 2x tele converter for leica
Date: 01 April 1998 07:13
At 09:27 AM 3/31/98 +0000, Jem Kime wrote:
>
>As far as I know, 2 teleconverters were made for the Leica,
>Russia made one, in screw mount, which was fairly basic and rare,
>and Komura made the other in a much more professional way...
>It was their famous Telemore II, sold in many other camera mounts.
Jem
The Soviet unit is actually Ukrainian, not Russian. I own one, and dissent
from your comments -- mine is much more finely made than the rather crude
Komura and is a world ahead optically. It's fun to hook it up to a 2/85
CZJ Sonnar and pop away with a 4/170 lens, which is about the limit of the
VF for accuracy.
Marc
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