Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Latest shot from a digital with a Leica lens
From: "langhans" <langhans@compwrx.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 06:21:02 -0800
References: <200303161251.EAA10092@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>

Now there's a kludge if I've ever hear of one.  If you are going to us R
lenses, why not a digital back on an R?  By the time you put R lenses and a
digital back of some kind on am M, where's the M????????

Aram

> Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 00:11:41 -0800 (PST)
> From: Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Latest shot from a digital with a Leica lens
> Message-ID: <20030316081141.73291.qmail@web40811.mail.yahoo.com>
> References:
>
> What's to acomplish?
> It's been done on every medium format camera except
> Kowas!
> There's absolutely no reason not to have a db
> available for an M. If it's a big mp back the
> bottom and film space could also be used. As for the
> motordrive, I could do without it. As for the short
> non retro lenses longer than 28 it shouldn't be an
> issue. Adapted R lenses below could be used since rf
> coupling isn't necessary and the ccd can be used for
> focusing. There is no excuse for not having a db for
> the Ms and Rs. If there were no one would ever but an
> LF to eos adapter!
> Javier


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