Elmarit 28mm 3cams
















This is the Elmarit 28mm 3 cams version.
3 cams

















Here you can see the three cams.
black screws
















First, unscrew the black shroud screws
lift shroud

















Now lift this side of the shroud.
out

















This way, it can be removed
bayonet















Unscrew the bayonet, remove it and search for the small ball.
ball
















This time, it remains sticked to the bayonet.
cams
















Now, we have to unscrew the two clear metal cams.
two cams out















These are the two removed cams and the spacer that gets unattached.
tornar boleta














Return the small ball to its place, and leave some special grease on it.
install bayonet






Install the Leica-Pentax or the Leica-Nikon bayonet, the red dot in front the scale center.

The Leica-Nikon bayonet has the red dot slightly more to the right than the one at the picture.
camera





















Our Pentax camera ready with a Leica Elmarit.
Wait

















Wait a moment, the lens is perfectly set to twelve o'clock.
shadow bad












But it shows the hood  twisted in respect the camera, and this kind of hood is fixed, you cannot rotate it.

It is only an aesthetic problem,  buy I'm not happy about it.
tiny screws









There are 3 really tiny screw around the hood : by unscrewing them, the square part of the hood can rotate freely and then be aligned perfectly .
recte















Ok, much better now, the hood looks straight.

 
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