Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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