Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ben - I don't wanna be too flip but the adapter your speaking of is called a Hexar RF :) I doubt very much that there exists an adapter such as you describe. I don't think the Xpan designers ever thought of the camera as being used for low light , street photography. ernie moderator of Xpan group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/XpanUG/ On Sunday, July 20, 2003, at 08:59 PM, BenMarks@aol.com wrote: > Joseph (or anyone on the LUG): > > I spent the weekend using my too-often-in-the-bag XPan and I have to > say, I like the results. The real shortcoming of the system is the > speed of the lenses (a result, I beleive, of the compromises necessary > to make the lenses cover in the panoramic format). > > I wonder if there is anyone out there who makes an adapter to fit fast > Leica glass on the Xpan. To be clear: I DON'T need to cover the 6cm > panoramic format with my fast Leica glass, but it would be nice to use > the other features of the camera (like the light meter and auto mode, > which I have found very reliable). Also the rangefinder in the XPan > is very snappy. > > Any thoughts? > > Ben Marks > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html