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

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Subject: Re: Re: [Leica] Canon adapter for R lenses
From: "Gary Williams" <nasmformyzombie@mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 21:43:50 -0400
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Well, in my case I have not yet figured out how to remove it, and the
instructions offer little information.

Gary



- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Farmer" <frankandaubrey@mindspring.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [Leica] Canon adapter for R lenses


> What makes the novaflex adaptor difficult to remove?
>
> Frank
>
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Ken Lai <ken@compose.com.hk>
> Sent: 07/08/03 01:09 AM
> 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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In reply to: Message from Frank Farmer <frankandaubrey@mindspring.com> (Re: Re: [Leica] Canon adapter for R lenses)