Contax G to M conversion

[jc48375]

Can someone recommend a Contax G to M conversion kit?

I found the one in http://www.japanexposures.com/lens/ but the website is barely working -

thank you in advance -

 

[filmtwit]

It's not so much a kit, but you send them unconverted lens, they do the conversion and send it back to you or youc an buy an already converted lesn from them.

Can someone recommend a Contax G to M conversion kit?

I found the one in http://www.japanexposures.com/lens/ but the website is barely working -

thank you in advance -

 

[hap]

Please consider buying a G body for peanuts.......if yours is dead or do not have . Then you have the AF which is pretty decent.

 

[Thatspec]

Hawks factory sells a kit helicoid on Ebay, it's... pricey

 

[SolaresLarrave]

I second the suggestion about the Contax G body. If you already have the lens, a G1 will only cost you about $150 (gotta look hard for them, but they exist) or some $300, and you'll have a lot more fun.

 

[pechelman]

get it converted from hawks

i have a 21mm converted and it almost looks like it came from the factory with an M-Mount. Focus ring turns the correct directions as well..

 

[splitimageview]

Hawk's conversion is the best. He finally got it perfected, after taking over 2.5 years to convert some of mine...hope his turn around is faster now. 🙂

 

[Charlie Lemay]

I don't like battery dependent cameras. I do like seeing what's outside the framelines when I compose. I prefer rangefinder focusing. So I prefer my M cameras, but I love some of the Zeiss G lenses. I see lens modification as a viable option.

 

[rscheffler]

I think with the new Hawks kit you do the conversion yourself. He just sells you the required parts. Not sure how easy it is to do.

I bought an M converted 45/2 that has a Fotodiox helicoid on it. Not sure if those are still available, but I think there's another guy on eBay somewhere in the US offering this type of conversion. Quality of the conversion is passable (at least my copy). Focus is really light/loose and in the Contax/Nikon direction = backwards way for Leica M.