Japanese Company Remounts old Lenses to L39

[Plasmat]

Take a look at this. Interesting.

This company, for example, will strip a 35mm f1.8 lens from a Yashica Electro 35 and put it in a new Leica Screw Mount.

Interesting possibilities but expensive. (around $600)

http://tinyurl.com/y5kw6k

(translated link with Google translator)

 

[mwooten]

I really like how the google translator converted a "collapsable lens" to "the sinking torso". Maybe it could help my belly 🙂

 

[xayraa33]

interesting site.
like you said, their work is not cheap.
who would pay that kind of money to have the ability to use a Yashica lens from a 40 dollar camera on their Leica M6?
maybe worth while for lenses by Cooke or Angeniex.

 

[Will]

Do they sell outside of Japan?

 

[ChrisPlatt]

That Google translation is a hoot.

Regarding the 35/2.5 UW Nikkor, a lens I own, it says:
"has excellent descriptive efficiency, even now is proud of
high popularity in the old market."

My sentiments exactly! 😉

Chris

 

[xayraa33]

That Google translation is a hoot.

Regarding the 35/2.5 UW Nikkor, a lens I own, it says:
"has excellent descriptive efficiency, even now is proud of
high popularity in the old market."

My sentiments exactly! 😉

Chris

I am sure you can buy the Nikkor 35/f2.5 in LTM at a much lower price than a converted UW Nikkor lens, which ironically came to life from the 1950s Nikkor 35/f2.5 that Nippon Kogaku made in LTM and the Nikon S mount.
I guess things go around in a full circle.

 

[Plasmat]

On second reading, I see many are much MORE expensive then $600.

Actually, I can think of quite a number of $40 cameras that have extremely excellent lenses. If the price was reasonable, I'd have a field day converting them to LTM.

But I suppose it's labor intensive, with collimating, machine work, etc.

As to the other question, I do not know if they will take orders out of Japan. I can't see why they wouldn't. I think the language problem might be daunting.