Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Adapter Question
From: Ernest Nitka <enitka@twcny.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 08:08:00 -0400

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
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