jaapv Posted July 15, 2017 Share #21 Posted July 15, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) That is indeed very nice, Luigi. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 15, 2017 Posted July 15, 2017 Hi jaapv, Take a look here 35mm Summilux pre-ash focus tab - Redux. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wlaidlaw Posted July 15, 2017 Share #22 Posted July 15, 2017 Luigi, My local and very helpful chroming shop offers black chrome plating in gloss, semi gloss/satin and matte. I was chatting to them, when I was having a Thumbie satin chromed a couple of years ago, they said that brass is the nicest material to black chrome as the nickel undercoat bonds to it better than other base materials like steel, where to get a long lasting finish, you should really first copper plate, then nickel before the final black chrome finish. I am sure that chrome plating shops in Italy would be able to offer the same service. Wilson 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share #23 Posted July 15, 2017 In praise of Michaelwj work, here is, just arrived, my replacement tab for my Elmarit 28 v3 (the original went broken and partially lost in action...) : a fine and perfectly fitting item : the brass looking is so fine that I'm uncertain if is worth to embark in black painting it before attaching it definitely... (I suspect I'd end up with a black not perfectly consistent with lens, and maybe at risk of paint wear in usage) Elmarit_28_newtab1.jpg Elmarit_28_newtab2.jpg Thanks for you kind words Luigi, I'm glad you like it! I must confess to being a little worried that it would fit properly, but it looks like it fits very well - your measurements must have been very accurate (it was tricky not having the lens and simply trusting someone else's measurements). As for painting, I was in such a rush to get mine installed that I didn't allow the enamel to cure properly before applying a second coat... I know have quite a lot of brass showing through. I do like the idea of black chrome though Wilson, I'll have to check it out in Australia. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted July 15, 2017 Share #24 Posted July 15, 2017 Thanks for the advice, Wilson : I could find surely a chroming shop next to my town (it's Italy "brass town", after all...) ; but am still hesitant on what to do... it's really fine as is... it has anyway lost "originality" (not that it's a rare item... differently from the first at left hereunder...) And by the way I tend to use it seldom... I'm not short of BM 28's , and not surprisingly the last is the best... (the loss of the tab was a great excuse to add one.. ) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/269213-35mm-summilux-pre-ash-focus-tab-redux/?do=findComment&comment=3316286'>More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted September 14, 2017 Author Share #25 Posted September 14, 2017 Hi All, Just a heads up for anyone looking to pick up one of my focus tabs through my shapeways shop they're having free shipping from tomorrow through to the 24th of September 2017. See my previous posts in this thread with a link to my shop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted September 14, 2017 Author Share #26 Posted September 14, 2017 Links here: Hi All, Following some advice here and on RFF, I've set up a shapeways shop that you can visit here. The focus tab in brass is US$35. If you want a different material then let me know and I'll see about adding it. It's in the classifieds too. Here is my badly painted on installed after some heavy use over the last few weeks. @pico, I agree, the glue is what prompted me into making my own. How disgusting! I have made this one so that it can be installed and removed without modifying the lens in any way, and also to have a weak point (the nut glued in) so that it doesn't damage the lens if the worst happens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted December 8, 2017 Share #27 Posted December 8, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks. Just ordered one for my 35 pre-asph lux 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsushi Posted January 2, 2022 Share #28 Posted January 2, 2022 @michaelwjI would love to get one of these brass focusing tabs to replace the piece on my Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm F/2 with a more traditional concave shape. Is this something you could help me with/would be interested in taking on? Thanks kindly! Jeremy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Siqueira Posted January 8, 2022 Share #29 Posted January 8, 2022 @michaelwj, I see that you have a tab for the summicron 50 v4. just a question; do you think it can be attached to a summicron 50 v3? I just love mine and would love to have a focus tab on it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 8, 2022 Share #30 Posted January 8, 2022 38 minutes ago, Alan Siqueira said: @michaelwj, I see that you have a tab for the summicron 50 v4. just a question; do you think it can be attached to a summicron 50 v3? I just love mine and would love to have a focus tab on it I have a Chrome 50 Summicron V4/5 LTM Special Edition. Given its value, I did not want to modify it permanently but given my very arthritic fingers, needed some sort of focus tab. I therefore opted to use one of these https://www.lenstab.com . Maybe not the prettiest but non-destructive, wholly reversible and works perfectly. I also use one on my 50 Summilux III LTM Special Edition for the same reason. Wilson 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsushi Posted January 22, 2022 Share #31 Posted January 22, 2022 Hey @michaelwj I’d love to get one of these brass focus tabs made up to replace the weird focus knob on my Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm F/2 with a more traditional concave tab. Is that something you’d be interested in? Let me know! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share #32 Posted March 4, 2022 On 1/9/2022 at 12:02 AM, Alan Siqueira said: @michaelwj, I see that you have a tab for the summicron 50 v4. just a question; do you think it can be attached to a summicron 50 v3? I just love mine and would love to have a focus tab on it Sorry, I didn’t see this earlier! It’s all down to the lens diameter (I list the diameter each tab is made in the description), a few 1/10th of a mm too big is usually okay. All the tabs are 6.3mm wide and the pins are 16mm apart and slightly offset from the screw. the tabs are completely removable and don’t require any glueing on the lens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share #33 Posted March 4, 2022 On 1/23/2022 at 2:40 AM, Jsushi said: Hey @michaelwj I’d love to get one of these brass focus tabs made up to replace the weird focus knob on my Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm F/2 with a more traditional concave tab. Is that something you’d be interested in? Let me know! See my above reply to see if one might fit. As far as making a new one… it’s not out of the question but let’s see if an existing one fits first! I believe Leica only make the one plastic one that bent to fit the different lenses, but I could be wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share #34 Posted March 4, 2022 On 1/9/2022 at 12:45 AM, wlaidlaw said: I have a Chrome 50 Summicron V4/5 LTM Special Edition. Given its value, I did not want to modify it permanently but given my very arthritic fingers, needed some sort of focus tab. I therefore opted to use one of these https://www.lenstab.com . Maybe not the prettiest but non-destructive, wholly reversible and works perfectly. I also use one on my 50 Summilux III LTM Special Edition for the same reason. Wilson Yep, mine will only work non destructively on a lens that had a plastic tab. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnaud33 Posted March 30 Share #35 Posted March 30 Hi @michaelwj Just got a focus tab for my 28mm elmarit v3. Looks great, but I don't get how to tighten the nut onto the screw that's coming out of the lens. Am I missing something? Arnaud Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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