Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve Barbour wrote: >On Jun 11, 2011, at 1:14 PM, Doug Herr wrote: > >> I sent a query to Luis Guevara of sigmacumlaude.com asking if he has >> considered offering a conversion of the Sony A900 to R mount. >> >> His response is that he's been considering this conversion for his own >> personal use. The only thing stopping him is not having an A900. >> >> He says that if I were to supply an A900 body and a signed release of >> liability he can do a one-off conversion for US$350. If I'm understanding >> him correctly the body isn't modified, it's just a replacement flange. >> I'd confirm this before committing a body to the conversion. >> >> I'm sure it would be manual aperture, just like a leitax mount >> conversion. One advantage of this conversion over leitax is the lens is >> not modified so it can still be used on an R film body. A disadvantage >> is that the modified body would not be able to use any lenses other than >> Leica R. >> >> An advantage of this over an adapter + Canon body is no mirror clearance >> problems because from the SL2 onward Leica used the Minolta mirror box >> specs. > > >are you thinking of doing this for your use Doug? > >are you feeling that the quality of the A900 is high enough to make it >worthwhile, for you, for Leica R glass etc ? > I'm exploring options in case of an unrepairable DMR failure or loss. Using R lenses on any camera other than Leica R means losing the auto-aperture but the A900's color quality, excellent viewfinder and full-frame sensor with lots and lots of pixels are very appealing, and converting the camera's mount instead of the lens means I can still use the lenses on SL bodies. And no mirror clearance problems. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com