Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks again Mark, I'm not a "tele" great user and I'll look for the 90, All the best! Lluis El 29/09/2008, a las 7:23, Marc James Small escribi?: > At 02:54 PM 9/27/2008, Lluis Ripoll wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >I've purchased on e-Bay an ISBOO, this is the LTM to M adapter for > >lenses of 90 mm. When monted on my M6 the framelines displayed was > the > >ones of the 135mm instead of the 90mm. > > > >AFAIK this adaptershould work for M's for the 90 lenses, atleastis > >what I have on my books. > > > >Any opinion? > > Luis > > This is common with Leitz adapters: someone ground down the cam > along the way as he or she needed a 135mm frameline. > > I've used a number of these adapters and I will recommend that you > stick with those made by Leitz. Yes, the Cosina ones are okay, > though a bit flimsy, but the Leitz ones could endure being run over > by a tank. They are tough. > > By the way, I regularly shoot 135mm on my Leica RF cameras and have > experienced no problems. On occasion, I use a Soviet/Post-Soviet 2X > tele-extender with a 2/8.5cm CZJ Sonnar T to produce a 4/17cm > combination, and the RF base on my IIIc still allows proper > registration. I find a 90mm a bit wide and really get nervous when > it is as wide as 50mm ... > > Marc > > > msmall@aya.yale.edu > Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information