Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, you can find these adapters in most bigger camera stores, dealing in the full line. Your friendly neighbourhood "never met a Canon Rebel I didn't like" speciality counter at the drugstore won't have them, but I have found them in the pro stores in Calgary for about $0.75 each. Noel Charchuk On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Richard A. Dell wrote: > > Hi Chris, > > I was wondering if you could suggest a source that carries the adapters > from the large to smaller size tripod mount ? > > Dick > > >Hi Chris: The 'large size' tripod screw is [or maybe I should say 'was'] > >used in Europe back in the 20s and 30s as the tripod mounting thread. It > >was close to our 3/8-16 thread. Availble to convert to our standard 1/4-20 > >thread were busings that worked very well. Regards, BIll Carson > > > >CA Sikora wrote: > > > >> I saw an add for a Leica screw mount body case that was described having > >> a "large size" mounting screw. What is the difference and will this > >> thing fit my soon-to-arrive IIIa? > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Chris > > >