Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey Steve, I have your old M2 (love that camera, love that it came from a LUG person in good standing) and the adaptor on my CV 25mm sticks to the camera everytime I use it - it drives me nuts. Still beats paying for the Leica 25mm but it really is a pain. Dave On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 09:25:02 -0000, Steve Unsworth <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk> wrote: > Each of my 4 CV lenses (15mm, 21mm, 24mm, 90mm) has an adaptor fitted > and I've _never_ had any problems with adaptors coming loose or sticking > to the body. > > Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+mail=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+mail=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org] On Behalf > Of Frank Filippone > Sent: 25 December 2004 03:36 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: RE: [Leica] Cosina/Voigtlander 18mm f:4 ? > > I think it is pretty obvious that having an adapter is "silly". It is a > piece of equipment that is not really necessary compared to machining a > M rear lens mount on the LTM lenses, or even permanently gluing one on) > , it is inconvenient, and it sticks to the bodies, and must, at times, > be removed using the equivalent of a wrench ( the back of CERTAIN Leica > M mount back caps). Remember, these are M cameras with M mounts, not M > cameras with built in LTM adapters on front. > > I realize that you represent the CV company as a distributor of theirs. > You > have done an excellent job of promoting their products. But there > remains > a practical issue of consumer friendliness. LTM lenses with an adapter > are not consumer friendly to M users. Useable, yes, but not friendly. > > Personally, I would pay extra NOT to have to use the adapters. I bet > there are others out there that feel the same way...... > > Feel free to chime in now, gang...... CV Lenses with M mounts are > preferred over LTM lenses with M adapters......for use on a M camera. > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >