Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Herb, For clarity, the Leica thread mount and the M mount lenses use the same cam system for focusing the rangefinder. The difference in the M mount is simply a permanent adapter that turns the lens into a bayonet mount. Leica and others make readily available screw-on adapters to the thread mount that allow the various sets of framelines to properly show in the rangefinder of an M camera. Hope that clears it up. On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 12:01 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Exactly. > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 07 Oct 2014, at 03:49, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > > Herb, in most cases, the adapters are just thread-to-bayonet adapters, 1 > mm in thickness. > > > > Jim Nichols > > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > > On 10/6/2014 7:38 PM, Herbert Kanner wrote: > >> How does it arrange for rangefinder coupling? > >> > >> Herbert Kanner > >> kanner at acm.org > >> 650-326-8204 > >> > >> Question authority and the authorities will question you. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Oct 6, 2014, at 1:43 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > >> > >>> Indeed, this collapsible Summicron is from 1953 according to various > serial number listings, and it is screw mount. I bought a ?20 Fotodiox > adapter from Amazon. > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Nathan > >>> > >>> Nathan Wajsman > >>> > >>> Alicante, Spain > >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu > >>> http://www.greatpix.eu > >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > >>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > >>> > >>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > >>> > >>> YNWA > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 06 Oct 2014, at 22:37, George Lottermoser < > george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> On Oct 6, 2014, at 3:30 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> One of the things that makes Leica special is that you can take a > lens from the 1950s and put it on a camera from 2008 and it all works > together wonderfully: > >>>>> > >>>>> > https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204922360078545&l=f302bdb428 > >>>> And that's a truth. > >>>> > >>>> In fact it's quite easy to mount almost any Leica screw mount lens to > the digital Ms; as well. > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> George Lottermoser > >>>> > >>>> http://www.imagist.com > >>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog > >>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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 > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA