Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henning >>I put a drop of lock-tite on the flat surface of the adapter, and lined things up.<< Lock-tite is certainly a better solution that cinching down the lens using a pair of channel locks (I considered doing so momentarily). I used a piece of 400 grit sandpaper and rubbed the front of the BM to LTM adaptor. Then I buffed it so it looked like new. It probably cleaned the surface of the adaptor more than anything. I didn't even rub off the red paint that said "5 cm" (the adaptor is for a 50mm lens), though the label was stamped and therefore the paint was slightly recessed. Just a very slight bit of rubbing allowed the Heliar to screw down to top dead center on the adaptor (it was about 4mm from TDC before the cleaning and buffing). Now to get it to stay there. I may consider the lock-tite solution, but I'm thinking about getting a 25 Color-Skopar and I don't want to buy another BM to LTM adaptor. They're too darn expensive. Thanks for the tip, though! David