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dee * [ adopted ] dowling
dee
United Kingdom
114 Posts
Posted - Oct 16 2010 :  3:44:40 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Having adapted a new-to-me Panasonic G1 to accept my ex-USSR lenses , my final fling from e-bay sales is a Contax RF adapter for my M8 .

This will permit full function with my J8s / J8ms / Brian Sweeney J3 / and my stunning Helios .

I guess that this will be the closest I can get to a digital Contax - it's even of a similar size , and it is Chrome !

The adapter is about £130 , which is less that trying to find a decent J8 and J3 adapted to Leica focusing register .

I have already had fun looking through some of my ex USSR lenses on the G1 - even if it is electronically !
Richard Nuttall
Poolhall
United Kingdom
163 Posts
Posted - Oct 16 2010 :  5:08:43 PM  Show Profile  Click to see Poolhall's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Good stuff Dee post us some images when you can it will be very interesting to see the results

Samsung GX-10,too many Russian Lenses, A lot of Zenits, an Almaz 103 a few Yashica,and finally a Minox35GT
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jed
France
391 Posts
My Collection
Posted - Oct 25 2010 :  4:16:11 PM  Show Profile  Visit jed's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hello, I've done the same a couple of months ago. Jupiter 12 and Orion 15 work fine with M8. Best, Jean
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Juhani Halmeenmaki
cedricfan
Finland
1020 Posts
My Collection
Posted - Oct 26 2010 :  01:21:04 AM  Show Profile  Visit cedricfan's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Interesting topic, but I would like to hear about other options than M8 which is terribly expensive at least here.
What digital bodies accept LTM-lenses (with adaptor) and could be found pretty easily for a reasonable price?

I do have digital-SLRs which can take FSU-lenses: Canon for ZM42 and Fuji for Kiev-N/AI but they are a bit clumsy and need a very precise exposure.

Best regards,
Juhani
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dee * [ adopted ] dowling
dee
United Kingdom
114 Posts
Posted - Oct 26 2010 :  4:59:40 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Juhani - see my post on the m43 Panasonic G1 .
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