Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henning, Got it. He may have an odd ball. I only have 8 or 9 adapters for the few lenses I use. I don't think that even scratches the surface. Good luck on your search Len On Nov 14, 2007, at 7:37 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: >> Henning, >> >> Claude is having a problem matching up the 135 Elmar, not the Tele- >> Elmar. These lenses have totally different formulas. I have no way >> of comparing the screw threads as I don't have the older Elmar. >> >> Len >> >> >> On Nov 14, 2007, at 4:38 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: >> >>>> Hi Henning, >>>> >>>> Don't mix up the Elmar and the tele-elmar. >>>> To mount the tele-elmar you have to pull of the lowest light >>>> baffle. the large thread to the front is only used to mount the >>>> lens head in the normal schnecke. >>>> The later tele-elmar had a different mount which i don't think >>>> can unscrew the head. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> >>>> Michiel Fokkema >>>> >>>> Henning Wulff wrote: >>>>>> Claude, I must have sent too much information. You may like >>>>>> to re-read my reply. You need the OTZFO universal focusing >>>>>> adaptor, the >>>>>> number is 16464 or 16465, The other adaptors screw into that >>>>>> one. It does fit. I have it in front of me. I assembled it for >>>>>> you to >>>>>> double check. >>>>>> Camera body>Visoflex II or III>OTZFO>16471>16472> lens head. >>>>>> This is the Leitz Wetzlar f4 135, made between 1960 and 1965. >>>>>> It has a >>>>>> chrome body. There was a version sold as head only. I >>>>>> haven't seen that. It was replace by the Tele-Elmar >>>>>> >>> >>> No, both these lenses are Tele-Elmars. Clearly the identical >>> optical construction; just when you unscrew the head of the one >>> it has non-standard attachment threads and location of threads. >>> I'll get the details tomorrow after I look at it again. >>> > > > Len, > > I know. In an earlier post, which I unfortunately left out, I > mentioned that Leica's mounting and threading wasn't absolutely > consistent, and that I had two Tele-Elmars with incompatible and > totally different threads and mounts. The earlier one does not fit > directly into a 16464 as it should, and has larger diameter threads > closer to the front (not the coarse ones that connect it to the > standard focussing mount. > > I realize the question is about the Elmar, but Louis was saying > that what Hoppy had described didn't work for him. I was just > illustrating that the adapter system didn't always work like the > textbook says. I've had other instances of this happening. I have a > very large collection of adapters, and if there's one thing I > collect, it's adapters :-). Can't ever have too many, and in the > end, I'm still looking for some (large thread Photar to LTM, for > instance). > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information