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Subject: [Leica] Other Lenses on an SL?
From: jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)
Date: Thu Jun 17 20:05:41 2004
References: <r01050300-0921-81493A80C07B11D8AEAEF00EBD79F5CE@[66.239.169.40]> <BAY19-DAV16SeXnbnCn0000af77@hotmail.com> <009301c454bc$1fc4ea00$2f01a8c0@addp7pkjk5rgnw> <0d5301c454c9$8a99ee40$0200a8c0@Desk>
We have been over this before and unfortunately the mount to film plane
distance of the R is larger than either Nikon or Canon. So you could
nor focus the lenses to infinity.
(This is from memory but I think it is correct)
John Collier
On Jun 17, 2004, at 6:16 PM, robertmeier@usjet.net wrote:
> Are there any adapters made to use either Nikon or Canon FD lenses on
> an SL?
> Aperture coupling would not be needed, nor, for that matter, would the
> exposure meter need to work. Just if the lenses could focus to
> infinity I
> would be happy.
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Reply from robertmeier at usjet.net (robertmeier@usjet.net) ([Leica] Other Lenses on an SL?)
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Message from alal at duke.poly.edu (A. Lal) ([Leica] An R series question)
Message from robertmeier at usjet.net (robertmeier@usjet.net) ([Leica] Other Lenses on an SL?)