das
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No rehousing, no butchering of the mount so that it can no longer still work on a Nikon S. A 35mm f/1.8 W-Nikkor on a regular Amedeo M adapter with full rangefinder coupling. 🙂
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35/1.8 Nikkor on Amedeo M Adapter : Someone Finally Figured It Out
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Steinberg2010
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What is the secret?
enasniearth
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I thought the housing around the rear element group had to be trimmed ( less in diameter ) to clear the rf roller in a leica
enasniearth
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Is it yours?
das
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The housing did have to be significantly modified. This is my lens. 🙂.
Ororaro
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Modified the lens, or the adapter? I believe I understand it’s the lens… any photos?
enasniearth
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Can you post a picture of the rear
das
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The lens. The adapter cannot be modified to make it work.
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Well done! If I only still had my 1.8...but I'm happy with my 2.5 🙂
Thatspec
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Looks exactly like the back of my 35/1.8...
brusby
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What did you do, have a new mount fabricated for the rear elements? And who did the work?
vutran
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This technician in Korea figured out how to replace the rear rim of the lens with a thinner one that would not interfere with the RF cam of the body. He's first done quite a while ago.
gigantoptik.com
He's also part of the gang that rolled out the Coiro adapter, similar to the Amadeo, but with 0.7 MFD, I have one, good stuff 😀
W-Nikkor 3.5cm F1.8 Compatible S-mount for Nikon S & Leica M (Reversible).
ëì½ì ì ì¤ì ì¸ ëªê¸° W-Nikkor 3.5cm F1.8를 ìë§ë°ì¤ ì´ëí°ë¥¼ ê²½ì í´ Leica M ë°ëìì ì¬ì©í기 ìí ì¬ì ì´ ëëì´ ë§ë¬´ë¦¬ ëììµëë¤. ëªì¤ìë¶ ë¹ë ìµê³ ì ë구경 35mm ë ì¦ë¡ ìë¦¬ë§¤ê¹ í´ìë W-Nikkor 3.5cm F1.8ì ìµì ìì¬ìë ëí ê¸ë¼ì¤ì ì±ì©ì¼ë¡ ìë¦ë¤ì´ ë³´ì¼ì ì êµ¬ê° ìì ì ì¸ ì±ë¥, ë§¤ì° ë°ì´ë ì차보ì ë¥ë...
gigantoptik.com
He's also part of the gang that rolled out the Coiro adapter, similar to the Amadeo, but with 0.7 MFD, I have one, good stuff 😀
TenEleven
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I think that's from Park-shi (from Gigantoptik):
gigantoptik.com
Link is in Korean, but you can use google translate.
W-Nikkor 3.5cm F1.8 Compatible S-mount for Nikon S & Leica M (Reversible).
ëì½ì ì ì¤ì ì¸ ëªê¸° W-Nikkor 3.5cm F1.8를 ìë§ë°ì¤ ì´ëí°ë¥¼ ê²½ì í´ Leica M ë°ëìì ì¬ì©í기 ìí ì¬ì ì´ ëëì´ ë§ë¬´ë¦¬ ëììµëë¤. ëªì¤ìë¶ ë¹ë ìµê³ ì ë구경 35mm ë ì¦ë¡ ìë¦¬ë§¤ê¹ í´ìë W-Nikkor 3.5cm F1.8ì ìµì ìì¬ìë ëí ê¸ë¼ì¤ì ì±ì©ì¼ë¡ ìë¦ë¤ì´ ë³´ì¼ì ì êµ¬ê° ìì ì ì¸ ì±ë¥, ë§¤ì° ë°ì´ë ì차보ì ë¥ë...
gigantoptik.com
Link is in Korean, but you can use google translate.
das
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Yep! Park modified a 35mm f/1.8 W-Nikkor and a 21mm f/4.5 Biogon for me to work on the Amedeo M mount adapter. I will post some detailed photos of the lenses when I can. He was wonderful to work with.
Also, what is very cool about the Coiro adapter is not only that it can focus internal mount lenses down to 0.7m, but EXTERNAL mount lenses can be physically modified to go down also to 0.7m from 0.9m, but apparently only with the Coiro adapter and not the Amedeo one. I wonder what the secret is. Last time I checked, the Coiro Nikon adapters were out of stock.
Really hoping in the future for maybe a dedicated Nikon to M adapter that brings up the 35mm frameline on the camera and focuses down to 0.7m. That could possibly be cheaper because it would only be for external mount lenses, but I am no expert. 🙂.
Also, what is very cool about the Coiro adapter is not only that it can focus internal mount lenses down to 0.7m, but EXTERNAL mount lenses can be physically modified to go down also to 0.7m from 0.9m, but apparently only with the Coiro adapter and not the Amedeo one. I wonder what the secret is. Last time I checked, the Coiro Nikon adapters were out of stock.
Really hoping in the future for maybe a dedicated Nikon to M adapter that brings up the 35mm frameline on the camera and focuses down to 0.7m. That could possibly be cheaper because it would only be for external mount lenses, but I am no expert. 🙂.
What would be really cool is a lever/switch on the adapter to select which frameline pair is active. 🙂
das
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Or if Leica would have just let us lock the frameline preview in place.
I end up using my Nikon S mount 35s mostly on a Bessa, where at least you can switch framelines. 🙂.
Locking the preview lever would be ideal for future M bodies but a lock on an adapter would work with existing bodies
maddoc
... likes film again.
Isn't it easier to make an LTM adapter in the first place and use a LTM to M-mount adapter for the desired frame line pair? I like my Amedeo adapter for that option.
Amedeo told me the LTM Amedeo adapter is much more difficult to make than the M bayonet adapter.
I have the LTM Amedeo, so I can use Nikon and Contax lenses on my Barnacks as well as M.
But when switching lenses on an M body it would be cool to not have to switch LTM adapters at the same time, just take off the 35/2.5 Nikkor and attach the 50/2, and flip a frameline switch!
I have the LTM Amedeo, so I can use Nikon and Contax lenses on my Barnacks as well as M.
But when switching lenses on an M body it would be cool to not have to switch LTM adapters at the same time, just take off the 35/2.5 Nikkor and attach the 50/2, and flip a frameline switch!
maddoc
... likes film again.
A friend showed me a modified M-mount switchable for 35 and 50 mm frame line preview. Basically, just a very short part of the bayonet had been cut-off and re-installed using a very thin metal wire making it foldable. But I agree, a frame line switch would be the most elegant and practical solution.
