Why it pays to have a backup ... not for the squimish

[GrahamWelland]

Graham, one (expensive) solution is to have 2 adapter plates: 1 attached to the back and 1 attached to the GG, the 1 for the back serves as a bumper so the IR filter os alway recessed a few mm...
You'll have to make some sort of dust cover for it but that should not be too difficult.

yair

Yair,

Thanks - yes with the Alpa, the back plate, ground glass and lens mounts all have this architecture, including a push on plastic cover. It works well as everything is the same size. (I destroyed my sensor/IR actually when I was refitting it to the mount plate while it was on the camera - not the workflow I normally followed alas).

 

[GrahamWelland]

Fortunately Leica took care of it, 3 months later I got it back, like it never happened. Sadly Leaf doesn't have Passport warranties.

Ouch - I feel your pain on that one. Passport warranty is a godsend though! :thumbs: