Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon adapter for R lenses
From: Ken Lai <ken@compose.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 15:11:17 +0800

Thanks Joe for your reply. Do you have the current 19 or previous 
version?


On Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at 02:49 PM, leicauser@ntlworld.com wrote:

> I can confirm that the 19mm Elmarit cannot be used on the 10D. I use 
> the Cameraquest / Stephen Gandy adapter with no problems. I've only 
> used it with the 100mm Elmarit macro and 50mm Summicron lenses.
>
> Regards,
>
> Joe Chan
>
>>
>> From: Ken Lai <ken@compose.com.hk>
>> Date: 2003/07/08 Tue AM 06:09:29 GMT
>> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon adapter for R lenses
>>
>> Can anyone confirm if the 15 f3.5 or current 19 can be used on the 
>> 10D?
>>
>> Also which adapter would be better? Would Steve Gandy's adapter easier
>> to remove than the Novoflex?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at 12:49 PM, telyt@earthlink.net wrote:
>>
>>> Ken Lai <ken@compose.com.hk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Novoflex has such an adapter but their tech guy said you can't use 
>>>> the
>>>> 15mm super elmar nor 19mm elmarit lenses on Canon SLR bodies
>>>> and you have to do stop-down metering.
>>>
>>> As I hear it the 15 and current 19 (and a few other lenses) can't be
>>> used
>>> on the EOS *film* cameras or the EOS 1Ds, but the digital bodies with
>>> snesors smaller than 24mm x 36mm also have a smaller mirror which
>>> does not interfere with these lenses.
>>>
>>> Doug Herr
>>> Birdman of Sacramento
>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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>>
>> Regards,
>> Ken Lai
>>
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Regards,
Ken Lai

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