kumotaki
Member
I recently asked a question regarding Prominent to Leica adapters here to use the classic 1950's Nokton: http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159981
I did my homework and found that the fabled Mr. Miyazaki of MS-Optics offers Prominent to LTM adapters. They look like this:
I ordered one through Japanexposures.com, but instead of a Prominent to LTM mount, I received a Prominent to M mount that looks like this:
Sorry for the crude snapshots.
I first thought that this was what I ordered, with an LTM to M ring screwed to it. However, the ring won't seem to unscrew. Asking for explanations, Japanexposures answered:
" I am surprised because as far as I know there should not exist a Leica M version of this adapter, only LTM. "
When I showed them the above pictures, they followed with:
"Very odd indeed, looks like he changed the product without telling us and we didn't notice. "
So in case the community is interested, it seems that such an adapter now exists. Which sucks for me since I don't own an M camera. But maybe it's a sign. Maybe I should get that M3...
I did my homework and found that the fabled Mr. Miyazaki of MS-Optics offers Prominent to LTM adapters. They look like this:
I ordered one through Japanexposures.com, but instead of a Prominent to LTM mount, I received a Prominent to M mount that looks like this:
Sorry for the crude snapshots.
I first thought that this was what I ordered, with an LTM to M ring screwed to it. However, the ring won't seem to unscrew. Asking for explanations, Japanexposures answered:
" I am surprised because as far as I know there should not exist a Leica M version of this adapter, only LTM. "
When I showed them the above pictures, they followed with:
"Very odd indeed, looks like he changed the product without telling us and we didn't notice. "
So in case the community is interested, it seems that such an adapter now exists. Which sucks for me since I don't own an M camera. But maybe it's a sign. Maybe I should get that M3...
weihsuan
Established
Thank you for the information.
For this adapter, does the lens face rotate during focusing?
Thank you.
For this adapter, does the lens face rotate during focusing?
Thank you.
kumotaki
Member
Yes, it does.
weihsuan
Established
I see.. thank you for the reply. Similar to the Kipon (prominent-ltm) adapter I have.
The original lens hood (310/47 or 310/49) is a rectangular hood and will rotate during focusing when such adapters are used.
The original lens hood (310/47 or 310/49) is a rectangular hood and will rotate during focusing when such adapters are used.
radi(c)al_cam
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Alfonso B
Established
Sure looks like this is the case. See if there is a set screw holding the ring or traces of loctite. If it's hard to apply enough torque to unscrew the ring, get a cheap chinese m-to-something adapter and clamp it in a vise to avoid damaging the good stuff.. Looks like it's even rangefinder coupled?
radi(c)al_cam
Well-known
Well, the Prominent 50mm lenses (quite like the Zeiss Contax 50mm lenses) do not have a focusing mount (because their focusing is provided by the genuine cameras' bodies and rangefinder mechanisms) — but a pure focusing adapter without the addition of a rangefinder coupling would basically merely then make sense if you want to use the lenses in question only on a camera which lacks a rangefinder, I'd say …