Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B. D. >>David - The adapters aren't cheap, but if you get one for each of the lenses then you can permanently turn each lens into an M-mount lens and just throw it on the body as needed, with no fiddling around.<< What you say is what I would like to do. Unfortunately, I'm weighing convenience vs cost. (Not really yet, since at this moment I only own the 15 Heliar). But at some point, if I do decide to add the 25 Color-Skopar, I'll need another adaptor ring; or I'll need to, as you mention, fiddle with switching the lenses on a single adaptor ring. I don't want to underestimate the importance of convenience. Until yesterday, when I broke down and bought another BM lens cap, I had to take the Heliar off the adaptor to use the rear lens cap (it obviously came with a LTM rear cap). It was a real pain. I considered the fact that each time I remove the lens from the adaptor, there's a chance that I'll lose the adaptor. Then I'm screwed, (or should I say, "Leica Threaded"). Suddenly, another BM rear cap is worth the cost. (One moment I say the BM rear caps are overpriced. Then I realize that it's less expensive than buying another adaptor. There's the convenience factor, too. Add it all up and I have the rationale to spend more money on accessories). It's not the cost of lenses and bodies that bug me. It's the cost of all the little add-ons. As long as I'm venting I'll mention that I'm upset with the variations in filter sizes among all my M lenses. A fellow luger just told me over the phone that he just spent $500 for filters for his Leica lenses, and his lenses are all the latest. It looks like I'll probably end up doing the same. The filter size thing doesn't bother me too much, because I'd hate to see a lens made larger just to accomidate a standard filter. I'm certain that's easier to do in the SLR world, since lenses are larger to begin with. In an ideal world, all lenses would take the same filter size. Further, Cosina would make Voigtlander lenses in BM. How much are the Voigtlander BM to LTM adaptors, anyway? David