I wonder whether you could use this on other than an OM-1 by pushing
the mirror up gently, taping it in place. Has anyone tried it?
Tom
At 2000 June 25 - Sunday 14:40, Lex Jenkins
spoke about *Re: [OM] 39mm lens use...* saying
> Only that you'll have to lock up the mirror and use the shoe mount
> viewfinder for the Voigtlaender 15mm lens. It isn't designed for use with a
> mirror-down SLR. Some experimenting may be needed to determine whether the
> adaptor affects the focusing scale.
>
> I've considered the same arrangement for my SLR.
...
> >From: "Gareth Knight" <gareth.knight@xxxxxxx>
> >
> >Dear all,
> > I recently had the opportunity to play with the new (well fairly)
> >Voigtlander range finder cameras and lenses. They are based on a
Leica
> >39mm
> >screw fitting. The lens that interested me was a 15mm super wide,
for the
> >low price of 300UKP new. I have seen a 39m to OM mount adapter
advertised,
> >can anyone with optics expertise suggest any obvious flaws with
this
> >arrangement ?
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