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Subject: [Leica] leicanon experiments - R Adapters
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Sun Jul 1 23:47:10 2007
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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>: 
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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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