Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/02

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Subject: [Leica] Re: 4/3 adapter
From: bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen)
Date: Tue Jan 2 17:16:51 2007

Yah, and that has to be recalled....;-)


On 1/2/07 4:58 PM, "mehrdad" <msadat@gmail.com> wrote:

> Larry, for your info, 99.99% of everything is made in china now, just
> a few leica stuff is made in germany
> 
> On 1/2/07, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote:
>> For those contemplating getting a 4/3 camera, either Olympus, Leica,
>> or Panasonic, a very good source of 4/3 adapters can be found at:
>> 
>> <http://stores.ebay.de/CIRRUS-ADAPTER-WHOLESALE_To-Olympus-4-3-body-
>> adapters_W0QQfsubZ1793736>
>> 
>> These are Chinese made but then so is the Oly 500 camera. The
>> adapters are available for Olympus, Nikon, Pentax M42 and K bayonet,
>> and Leica R lenses. all to the 4/3 mount. They are of very high
>> quality, easily equal to those supplied at quadruple the cost by
>> Olympus. I paid $20 US for one, including postage. It lets me use all
>> my old OM  lenses on the E-500. Too bad they don't make one to mount
>> Leica M lenses on 4/3 mount cameras.
>> 
>> Larry Z
>> 
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