Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's a CLOSE LOOKY. Henning On 2014-12-26, at 9:09 AM, kyle cassidy on the LUG <leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote: > Obviously, we need to market a line of "Dual Range LUG Shims" which will > all be made from pennies that came from Dr. Ted?s pocket and have been > painted red and engraved. > > I imagine this to be a $250 closeup system. > > It will need a name though that ends in OOKY?.. > > Frank Filippone said: >> Raises questions about the old saying... a penny for your thoughts..... >> >> Simply, a brilliant idea. >> >> Can you imagine what Leica would charge for that penny if it had a red dot >> on it? >> >> Frank Filippone >> Red735i at verizon.net > >>> 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Henning Wulff henningw at archiphoto.com