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Re: [OM] OT: Leica L mount adaptor for mFT?

Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Leica L mount adaptor for mFT?
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 19:43:31 +1000
Of course there was an alternative - a Leica IIIg! :-) The early CV  
Bessas were screw mount too.
And of course the 15mm was also made in Nikon F mount...
RF on a 15mm? Icing on the cake - unnecessary but quite nice.
Andrew Fildes
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On 13/05/2010, at 7:58 AM, JOHN DUGGAN wrote:

>    As you pointed out the Leica screw to M mount is very  
> unobtrusive. When I bought my CV 15mm lens it was only available in  
> screw fitting so there was NO alternative  to the adaptor (or is it  
> adapter?). I believe CV now do the 15mm in bayonet mount, same  
> optical formulae but much more expensive. $160 over screw  
> mount......adaptor $60. Admittedly it has rangefinder coupling but  
> is this really needed on a 15mm lens!

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