Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gene, The one I have at the moment (Novoflex) doesn't, the 2 that should be arriving this week (enjoyourcamera.com has them in stock again) do. More on whether they work as they should when I've tried them out Cheers Douglas grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > Do the EOS to R adapters provide focus confirmation? > > Gene > > -------------- Original message from Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>: > -------------- > > > >> 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 >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >