Re: MBOI Leica to Pentax lens adaptor on eBay

2010-06-01 Thread Thibouille
28mm to 45.5 is indeed much. Anyway, a lens would have to be VERY good to warrant a need for an 'optical adapter' IMO. Thanks for clearing things up about actual register distance of both mounts. 2010/5/28 Adam Maas : > Those optical adapters can handle a few mm of difference in register. > You'd

Re: MBOI Leica to Pentax lens adaptor on eBay

2010-05-28 Thread Adam Maas
Those optical adapters can handle a few mm of difference in register. You'd need something far more complex to adapt a lens with a ~28mm register to a mount with a 45.5mm register. On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Thibouille wrote: > Well some adapters do sport corrective lenses to take care of

Re: MBOI Leica to Pentax lens adaptor on eBay

2010-05-28 Thread Thibouille
Well some adapters do sport corrective lenses to take care of that. I won't say this is a good idea (obviously) but those exist (but Leica to Pentax, I dunno). -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50

Re: MBOI Leica to Pentax lens adaptor on eBay

2010-05-28 Thread Adam Maas
It's most likely a Pentax lens to Leica mount adapter, the other way would be unusable due to register differences (You'd be around 17mm past infinity extension). On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 8:39 AM, eckinator wrote: > Oh yeah, it is M39 to Pentax, not Leica-R > Cheers > Ecke > > 2010/5/28 eckinator

Re: MBOI Leica to Pentax lens adaptor on eBay

2010-05-28 Thread eckinator
I can handle bidding and shipment if anyone wants me to 2010/5/28 P. J. Alling : > Not available on Ebay US so I wouldn't really care anyway. > > On 5/28/2010 8:39 AM, eckinator wrote: >> >> Oh yeah, it is M39 to Pentax, not Leica-R >> Cheers >> Ecke >> >> 2010/5/28 eckinator: >> >>> >>> see listi

Re: MBOI Leica to Pentax lens adaptor on eBay

2010-05-28 Thread P. J. Alling
Not available on Ebay US so I wouldn't really care anyway. On 5/28/2010 8:39 AM, eckinator wrote: Oh yeah, it is M39 to Pentax, not Leica-R Cheers Ecke 2010/5/28 eckinator: see listing 200474228155 expiring tomorrow (not mine) -- {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fon

Re: MBOI Leica to Pentax lens adaptor on eBay

2010-05-28 Thread eckinator
Oh yeah, it is M39 to Pentax, not Leica-R Cheers Ecke 2010/5/28 eckinator : > see listing 200474228155 expiring tomorrow (not mine) > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above a