Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/24

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: unscrewing an M mount
From: Bill Grimwood <bgrim@garply.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 08:40:34 -0500 (CDT)

At 01:55 PM 4/23/96 EDT, you wrote:
>I just got a screw to bayonet adapter for my 50mm Summicron lens (from
>Tamarkin in NY). It screwed on easily and works fine. The only problem
>is that I can't get the thing off the lens!  Is there a special trick to 
>removing these adapters?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Paul
>
>Paul, take a bayonet rear lens cap, look at the back side of it.  It has
three small protrusions on it that are used as a wrench to take the bayonet
to sm adapter off.  Put the protrusions (for lack of a better term) in and
turn, be sure to press the bayonet release as you do this and it will come
right off.

Bill Grimwood