Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Douglas, Thanks for the liink; it reminds me of other past dreams too ;-) but am I really going to buy yet another (film) body I might not use much ? These lenses just landed when I didn't expect them - given to me as an unexpected thank for a laptop I no longer used, and which I had given to him. So, I was just trying to find an easy way to use the F1.4 on the L1. I'll probably ebail them out some day and add up to the price for a summi 50, or a 4/3 W/A . Thanks again Yours Phil...x Douglas Sharp wrote: > Philippe, there are thousands of Canon bodies going second hand, from > entry level to professional stuff, quite a few of them just as good , > if not better than, Leica-R bodies. For example, the AE-1 Program has > almost all the features of an R5 or R7. > Take a look at the F, T and A bodies in the Canon Museum. With the > exception of the high-end pro cameras, most of the mid-range and > semi-pro bodies can be had for around 100 - 300 Euros in good > condition, usually with a 50mm lens included. > http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/f_camera.html > Cheers > Douglas > > > Philippe Amard wrote: > >> Thank you Doug, >> >> seems I will never be able to try then. >> Got to keep looking for a (cheap) Summi as a result. >> >> Thanks again >> Phil...x >> >> Douglas Herr wrote: >> >>> Philippe Amard <phamard@numericable.fr> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Has anyone here ever managed to fit a Canon FD lens to a Leica R body? >>>> >>> >>> >>> Not without major surgery. I had an FD 400mm f/2.8 that had been >>> modified to fit Leica-R (retaining auto-diaphragm and 3-cam meter >>> coupling!) but since the Leica-R mount register is deeper than Canon >>> FD the Canon mount had to be cut off to make the lens fit Leica and >>> focus to infinity. >>> >>> >>> Doug Herr >>> Birdman of Sacramento >>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >