Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]1. No 2. No Ken Wilcox At 3:41 -0400 7/30/0, a fine scholar, John Coan wrote: >I recently acquired a used Voigtlaender 15mm screw mount, and purchased >a Voigtlaender adapter ring. I have a few questions that I hope the >group can help me out with. > >1. The instructions say put the ring on the M body and lock it in, then >screw in the lens. I always figured I would leave the ring on the lens, >and bayonet the lens on and off like a normal lens. Any problem with >that? > >2. When screwed all the way in, the focus indicator mark which should >be centered at the top is a few degrees to the left (when looking >down). Sort of like it is screwed in a little bit too much. Will this >have any practical effect on focus? I've never owned a screw mount >Leica and do not know how precisely the threads are cut to make the lens >line up perfectly when screwed in tightly. On my combo, the lens isn't >tight unless screwed in a little past the mark. > >Thanks in advance for the collective wisdom of the group. > >John - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>