Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/06

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Subject: [Leica] T-adapter for Leica M?
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 15:26:42 -0700
References: <EEF4B5A6-A66E-48BC-879A-71CF85400637@frozenlight.eu> <2613566EA4644F44BA30F068F86DA35C@jimnichols> <8AA86252-5445-480B-8B4B-AF3A7757E868@bex.net> <4AA3E714.1030305@panix.com>

The visoflex T-adapter would have the wrong register. You can, 
however, get a Nikon or Leica R T-adapter and then Nikon or Leica R 
to M. I have never seen a T-adapter for Leica M directly.

The M8 has decent IR sensitivity, but it still has a weak IR filter. 
A modified Canon or other camera with the IR filter removed has about 
3 stops more sensitivity to light of about 720nm.



At 12:45 PM -0400 9/6/09, Rei Shinozuka wrote:
>i believe someone makes a visoflex t adapter.  in fact, i think i 
>bought one 5-6 years ago for my son's telescope.
>
>-rei
>
>
>Howard Ritter wrote:
>>  Does anyone know if a T-adapter is available for the M mount? 
>>There are accessories made for adapting cameras to telescopes for 
>>astrophotography, but they generally require a T-adapter. The M8, 
>>with its extended red (IR) sensitivity, would seem ideally suited 
>>to making astrophotos in hydrogen-alpha light, which is deep red. 
>>In fact, there are people who will modify Canon DSLRs by removing 
>>the IR-cut filter for exactly this type of work. So the M8 should 
>>be well suited to this.
>>
>>  But I need the T-adapter.
>>
>>  -howard
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Replies: Reply from hlritter at bex.net (Howard Ritter) ([Leica] T-adapter for Leica M?)
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