Contax G to M conversion options

[froyd]

What are the best options for Contax G to M-mount?

I know of Japan Exposures, but if my research is accurate, it seems that they replace the aperture ring with one that does not have click-stops. As a meterless camera user, I rely on click stops for quick exposure adjustments, so I would prefer a conversion that would offer that feature.

At some point, RFF user Digitalintrigue had offered an alternate conversion method, but I believe his backlog was so large, he temporarily stopped taking new orders.

Are there any other options out there? My list of "must have" includes click-stops on the aperture ring, DOF scale on the barrel; a quality of construction comparable to a CV lens.

 

[froyd]

just a 48h bump.

 

[raid]

I bought a converted 45/2 here at RFF. The optics are placed inside a Minolta 55 lens housing.
Jim Buchanan converted the Contax G mount lens to Leica M mount lens.
It feels better in my hands than the one made by Japan Exposures, which I had as a loaner.

photo taken with the lens:

 

[froyd]

I believe this is the one that's the conversion service that's not longer actively being offered. Thanks for sharing, though.

I read on get DPI something about a HAWK conversion and one from an Ebay sller called Rework-Lens. The two services might be one and the same for all I know. Both are supposed to offer a conversion that retains the original aperture ink and a body that does not rotate when focusing (unlike MS Optical/Japan Exposure). Not sure about the quality though.

 

[raid]

My lens has a Hawk adapter in it.