Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --------------DDF9B2E7C84ADF29D8EEDCF7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Buzz Hausner wrote: > > > By the way, you can not interchange the Phlogiston in the screw mount > cameras with > the one they use in the M cameras. The screw cameras use Phlogiston > type XSA and the > M models us type XMA. I just thought I warn you about this. It can be > critical. > > Regards, Horst Schmidt > > Actually you can interchange them by use of the PLOTZ LTM to M > phlogiston adapter. Be careful though, most of these adapters are > pretty old and the gasket may be brittle and require replacement. > Most qualified repair people can replace the gasket for about US$175. > > Buzz > $175 sound pretty reasonable to me. Definitely cheaper than a new suit. Knowing what I know now, I may send all my M-bodies to the repair shop and get them re-Phlogistont. Thanks for the info. Regards, Horst Schmidt - --------------DDF9B2E7C84ADF29D8EEDCF7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML> <P>Buzz Hausner wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <P><FONT SIZE=-1>By the way, you can not interchange the Phlogiston in the screw mount cameras with</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=-1>the one they use in the M cameras. The screw cameras use Phlogiston type XSA and the</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=-1>M models us type XMA. I just thought I warn you about this. It can be critical.</FONT> <P><FONT SIZE=-1>Regards, Horst Schmidt</FONT> <P><FONT SIZE=-1>Actually you can interchange them by use of the PLOTZ LTM to M phlogiston adapter. Be careful though, most of these adapters are pretty old and the gasket may be brittle and require replacement. Most qualified repair people can replace the gasket for about US$175.</FONT> <P> <FONT SIZE=-1>Buzz</FONT> <BR> </BLOCKQUOTE> $175 sound pretty reasonable to me. Definitely cheaper than a new suit. Knowing what I know now, I may send all my M-bodies to the repair shop and get them re-Phlogistont. Thanks for the info. <P>Regards, Horst Schmidt <BR> </HTML> - --------------DDF9B2E7C84ADF29D8EEDCF7--