But without rangefinder coupling.
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho

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P�iv�: 20. tammikuuta 2004 23:05
Aihe: Re: Vs: Vs: AF 280 mod/ LX fill flash


>You missed my point. One can ignor the on lens focusing and build a focusing 
>mount into the adapter. Only problem with that is you would need to match the 
>adapter to a specific lens. However, that is all moot because Cotty has posted a 
>link to a company that sells adapters that will do what the guy wanted.
>
>Raimo Korhonen wrote:
>
>> You can try if you like.
>> But remember that we are not talking about a simple adapter here, because the 
>> person I answered to suggested that it be rangefinder-coupled.
>> It�s easier if you do not have to deal with a K mount lens barrel at first - so you 
>> can just put the proper inner sleeves and cams and it does not necessarily be that 
>> expensive - Voigtl�nder has done it at more reasonable prices.
>> OK, it is technically possible to transfer the movement of the K mount lens group 
>> to the cam follower in the L mount camera�s throat but the follower is calibrated 
>> for the movement of the 50 mm lens. If the lens has longer or shorter focal length 
>> the movement has to be adjusted accordingly and each focal length would need an 
>> adapter of its own. No adapters I know exist for this. If it were easier I am sure 
>> somebody would have done it already. You can be the first!
>> All the best!
>> Raimo
>> Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
>> 
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>> P�iv�: 20. tammikuuta 2004 20:36
>> Aihe: Re: Vs: AF 280 mod/ LX fill flash
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>>Wow! I wonder how Leica ever made their cameras work then.
>>>
>>>Oh! That must be why they are so expensive.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Raimo Korhonen wrote:
>>>
>>>>But machining the cam and proper linkages might be nearly impossible.
>>>
>>>-- 
>>>graywolf
>>>http://graywolfphoto.com
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