Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stephen: Are you suggesting that the arrangements noted will allow focusing to infinity without messing with additional extension tubes/spacers? I thought these solutions only worked when used with a bellows for closeup. PS: There have been over the years a fisheye attachment to place in front of a 50 MM lens to make a 180 degree fisheye image, like the Nikkor, Canon, etc. 8MM prime lenses do. If you can find one, they cost about $75-100 used.... you need the adaptor ring to fit your normal lens... And best yet if you can find the optical finder they sold ..... you can get a fisheye image on ANY camera. Think of it........ a fisheye lens for 8x10 format!...and Leica in one....... Thank You Frank Filippone red735i@worldnet.att.net Snip:. > > The first you need is the Canon "B" adapters. This is to mount a Canon > FD lens on a Leica screw mount body. Put a Leitz bayonet adapter on > it, and you can mount a Canon FD 20 on your Leica M, using scale > focusing and the M6/5/CL/CLE metering systems. > > Now, use the rare and relative unknown Canon N adapter, and you can > attached a Nikon F lens to the Canon B adapter. Put them together with > the 20/2.8 AF Nikkor, and you have that lens on your M6. Frankly, the > combination is a bit bulky with the adapters, but it allows the > photographer to save on lenses, and there is no other way I know of to > use a 8mm/2.8 fisheye on your M! > > Best, > > Stephen Gandy