What Happened to the «Rangefinder Coupled SLR to Leica M Adapters»?

[radi(c)al_cam]

Can someone please tell me?

I’ve seen them from 2004 to 2011*, but then they vanished from the Internets.

Is there any chance to purchase one of them?

* see: https://web.archive.org/web/20111228142854/http://www.cameraquest.com/adaptslrRFM.htm

 

[sepiareverb]

ive been looking for an M42 one today...

 

[radi(c)al_cam]

ive been looking for an M42 one today...

Where did you look?

 

[splitimageview]

Ask Stephen?

 

[radi(c)al_cam]

Ask Stephen?

Not a bad idea, thank you.

But: I wonder why I cannot find any trace of these adapters on the second hand market. This might be indicating that the customers who have once bought them are very happy having and using these adapters, and that again might allow the conclusion, that there could be more demand.

Dear Stephen, are you reading this thread?

 

[ferider]

I have an OM one, and like you say am quite happy with it. Bought from Stephen, originally.

 

[CameraQuest]

these adapters had practically no sales, and so were eventually discontinued.

today a digital visoflex on a M240 family body is a far more workable solution with adapted SLR lenses

 

[radi(c)al_cam]

these adapters had practically no sales, and so were eventually discontinued.

Oh, that I did NOT expect.

Can one contact the workshop whether they may be prepared to make some more of them?

today a digital visoflex on a M240 family body is a far more workable solution with adapted SLR lenses

That sounds to me as if we were talking about something half a century ago — and: EUR 6.588,-- or so for a Visoflex contraption isn't really a bargain I'd say 😉

 

[sepiareverb]

I was on eBay and did a Google search. My initial results led me to give up. As is the modern way, the preferred solution is to by a newer camera instead. Ah well.

 

[a.noctilux]

Hello,

Quote from the link:
"You focus normally with your rangefinder, and then transfer the focus distance to the distance scale on your SLR lens."


As I have seen that the user must transfer the reading on the adapter to the SLR lens, why not use the common lens adapter without RF and one of these:
http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/FODIS =FODIS
http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/FOFER= FOFER
http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/FOKOS

Regards,

Arnaud

 

[Ken Ford]

these adapters had practically no sales, and so were eventually discontinued.

today a digital visoflex on a M240 family body is a far more workable solution with adapted SLR lenses

This was a happy unforeseen benefit of my new M-P with EVF.

 

[ferider]

I must be one of the few RangefinderForum users who prefer a Rangefinder to focus peeking. For close focus / fast 50 portraits, it's not much different than a truly coupled RF lens. For both, I pre-focus and move back and forth for final focus.

Wish I had such an adapter for my Minolta AF lenses.

Roland.

 

[radi(c)al_cam]

As I have seen that the user must transfer the reading on the adapter to the SLR lens, why not use the common lens adapter without RF and one of these:
http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/FODIS =FODIS
http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/FOFER= FOFER
http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/FOKOS

Dear Arnaud,
I know that from my own experience, it DOES work quite well — I used to use a more modern horizontal WATAMETER — BUT: it did work only as long as I was able to wear contacts while shooting photos. But recently, my eyes became too delicate, and I have to wear glasses. So unfortunately NEITHER the tiny peephole of these separate rangefinders, NOR any kind of electronical display (unless it’s a large screen, at least the size of a MacBook) are suitable, in my case.

I must be one of the few RangefinderForum users who prefer a Rangefinder to focus peeking. For close focus / fast 50 portraits, it's not much different than a truly coupled RF lens. For both, I pre-focus and move back and forth for final focus.
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Dear Roland,
yes, me too 🙂
Or, when it's my children on the swing e.g., I let them move into the focus 🙂