Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi david, just a question, does the Leica R lens on the D700 require you to do manual stop down of the diaphragm? Do you have to focus wide open then stop down manually to the desired aperture before you shoot? thanks! David Teo On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 10:16 PM, David Rodgers <drodgers at casefarms.com>wrote: > A few months ago I did mounted a Leitax F bayonet on a late model 28 > Elmarit in order to use it on a D700. The diaphragm arm on the lens > rubbed slightly against the adapter and the aperture didn't move freely. > Thinking the arm was metal I tried to bend it very slightly. It wasn't > metal but graphite. Rather than bend, it broke off. Oh well, live and > learn. > > My rather expensive lesson taught me that it's better to file away at a > $100 adapter than mess with a lens costing several times that. Thus when > I got the fully repaired lens back I didn't so much as breath on it. And > happily I didn't even need to file out the adapter. The new diaphragm > arm didn't rub against the mount. > > I'm pleased to say that the lens works remarkably well on my D700. I was > in Oregon over the weekend and played golf at Bandon Dunes, an > absolutely incredible experience (made even better by the fact that it > was one of probably 2 weekends a year where it was sunny, warm and the > winds calm.) > http://www.bandondunesgolf.com/pages/bandon_dunes/49.php > > Golf carts aren't allowed on the courses at Bandon. It's walking only. > You can hire a caddy but I always carry my own bag (even on course that > allow carts). The first day I hauled my D700 with a 17-35 Nikkor in my > bag. I could really feel the extra weight and after one stout climb on > the back nine I'd wished I'd taken my Fuji P&S instead. Yet on day 2 I > carried the D700 and 28 Elmarit. It was much, much lighter. Probably not > M8 light, but that's another story. > > Converting Leica R lenses to Nikon F mount may not be fore everyone, but > I'm very glad I did it. > > DaveR > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- David Teo Boon Hwee