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People with more money than time and hacking skills can also consider the purchase of something like a Leica M8 or M9 (the M8 is actually relatively quasi-affor
by fennecfoxen 12y ago
People with more money than time and hacking skills can also consider the purchase of something like a Leica M8 or M9 (the M8 is actually relatively quasi-affordable-ish when purchased used) and an old lens (right now I have my grandfather's 50mm/f1.4 LTM lens, which dates from the 1960s and fits with the simplest of adapters). It's a kinda cool combination. Not quite as cool as this hackery. But cool.
- Adaptive 12y agoNo need for much money. There are hundreds of adapter types available for most mainstream bodies. Cheap Canon or Nikon digital slr (used, old generation, etc.) and an adapter, you can use lenses from yesteryear. I have my dad's Nikon F first gen 50 on an old Canon body and can switch it over to my Fuji XPro-1 as well, all with some $20 adapters off ebay.
- fennecfoxen 12y agoSure, but this was a rangefinder lens to begin with, and I like it better on a rangefinder camera. :D (Besides, I knew a guy and it was a little cheaper than usual.)