[Leica] leicanon experiments

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Do the EOS to R adapters provide focus confirmation?

Gene

-------------- Original message from Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>: 
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> Looks like a good combination to me, Rei, lovely portraits 
> I've been using Leicanon with lenses ranging through Pentax M42, 
> Leica_R, Rollei, Zeiss and Yashica, and even Topcon (which doesn't 
> however focus to infinity) for quite some time, and now I'm waiting for 
> my R-EOS adapters to be delivered, but I have already had good results 
> with CY-EOS and M42 focus confirmation adapters and Zeiss/Yashica or 
> Pentax and Fuji lenses on my 20D. All I want now is focus confirmation 
> adapters for Rollei QBM mount. :-) 
> All things considered, the Canon mount is probably the most versatile 
> there ever was, AFAIK, you can also fit Nikon and Pentax-K lenses on it 
> too, and I recently saw an adapter for Hasselblad lenses too. 
> I agree, the finder of the 20D is a little dim, and I personally have 
> problems focusing with anything below 90mm, which isn't so bad 
> considering the increased DOF with wider angles. However, it is hard 
> work getting spot on focus with macro lenses or bellows - a magnifier 
> would be a great idea, but I've only found right angle finders so far. 
> Best from Hannover 
> Douglas 
> 
> 
> Rei Shinozuka wrote: 
> > i rented a canon 20D for a week to try out this leicanon thing 
> > you all are talking about. i never even held a canon before; 
> > the 20D with battery grip looks and handles a lot like an R4-7. 
> > 
> > focusing was not easy on the 20D's smallish (compared with an R or SL) 
> > viewfinder image, but it's probably my problem. my eyes have never 
> > been great--poor eyesight is what pushed me into the M system 
> > in the first place. it would be great to have some kind of magnifier to 
> > make the focusing image "full size". maybe it's not a problem with 
> > full-frame cameras like the 5d. 
> > 
> > the $75 Roxsen EOS-R adapter i used allows the camera's focus 
> > confirmation to work--the middle dot in the image blinks red 
> > and a red ball illuminates at the lower right of the viewfinder. 
> > 
> > i pretty much stuck to the 80 lux. 
> > 
> > here's what i got yesterday: 
> > 
> > http://www.shinozuka.org/20070630leicanon/ 
> > 
> > -rei 
> > 
> > 
> 
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