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rscheffler wrote:
Does anyone know if Hawk's is still doing the G to M mount full helicoid and rangefinder coupling conversions? From those other forum links, it sounds like someone in the US brokered a batch of conversions a few years ago and things died off afterwards. He's got a number of Flickr sets for 'oddball' conversions, but his ebay store is only selling adapters and some helicoids suitable for 50mm lenses... The latter could interest me for my Zeiss Opton 50/1.5 which I currently use with an Amadeo adapter, but which doesn't have very consistent feel to it. And the focus throw is the wrong direction. Assuming I can even figure out how to adapt the lens to the helicoid, which according to his ebay page should be possible with 'some parts'. Anyway, I'd love to get a G45/2 converted to M mount... The other one on ebay from 'rework-lens' (that someone apparently just bought) appears to focus the wrong direction....Show more →
no idea about coupling on the hawk's, but the g45 doesn't need any fancy coupling unlike the wide angle and telephoto lenses. you just need to attach a metal tube to the back of the lens or little piece of sheet metal in the appropriate place and adjust the length to calibrate for your rangefinder. the g45 is close enough to a 50mm that this seems to provide accurate focus.
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