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This is the Elmar 180/4  3-cams.

We can take a look at this lens conversion thanks to our friend Karsten, who took these pictures for us all.
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First, remove the bayonet screws.
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Now lift the bayonet vertically, in case the black shroud doesn't allow to remove the bayonet, you'd need to remove it first.
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Look for the small ball and save it for now.

The best way is to take it with a greased tip, not the tweezers.
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Parts removed.


NEW!
With the new Leitax mount model, you can reuse the black tube to avoid flares, take a look here.
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Unscrew and remove the first clear metal cam and its shims if there is any under it.
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Now the second cam, here the shims are secured by the third cam, that must not be removed..
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Now we can replace the small ball at its place and leave a little bit of special grease on it.
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Install the Leitax bayonet.

The Leica-Nikon bayonet has the red dot slightly  to the right from the scale center.
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And replace the six screws, not too tight.
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So we can use this excellent Leica lens on our modern cameras
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This is the first picture that Karsten took with this lens on his D700.

I would like to thank again Karsten for his great picture series.
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