Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don Dory <dorysrus@mindspring.com> wrote: > Check out the Canon 300 2.8 FD lenses. This is the same optical formula > as the EOS version but is much cheaper. Your difficulty will be > adapting to your beloved SL. Good idea, DAG does the conversion for $200 w/o auto-diaphragm. He hasn't done an auto-diaphragm conversion yet. Problem here is his huge backlog. > You might check what Ken Ruth would charge to adapt the mount to SL. worth looking into, thanks! Doesn't calcium fluorite have a reputation for breaking easily? Given my recent history it's a concern. > see if Rich Pinto will rent you one (280 APO) for reasonable amounts of > money. The trouble with renting is that I can't modify the mount of a lens I don't own to fit the Leicaflexes. The 280 f/4 APO is either 3rd-cam or ROM. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com