[Leica] Re: A silly question?

[Andrew Nemeth <azn@nemeng.com>]

"B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Leica lenses cannot be used on Nikon bodies because of a
>difference in mount size

Not the case.  The Leica R lens-to-film distance is a
fraction larger than the Nikon F LTF distance.  So you
can build up the Nikon camera body lens mount flange to
get the same distance.

This has been done to my Nikon F2A and apparently the
conversion is complete - however the camera is still 
with the technician in NYC and I am on the other side 
of the world in Australia, and communications are
*really* slow.  (Grrr)

(Will post details about this 3-month Nikon F2 -> R 
lens mount conversion once I get the camera back and 
get to try it out.)

>Is there any way to use Nikon reflex lenses on R bodies?

Maybe - here you have to build up the lens mount part
of the *lens*.  Chances are though that you will have
to use it with the DOF information etc. at an odd angle.  
Ie. you mount the lens, but the lens info is rotated 
123-degrees (or whatever) to the right of where it 
should be.  Hence, you will have no apeture info in 
the viewfinder.

However, I am just guessing about this.

The people to speak to are:

Professional Camera Repair, NYC, 1-212-382-0550


Regds,

Andrew Nemeth
nemeng.com