Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/06

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Subject: [Leica] Adapter for R lenses for S Camera
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:32:05 -0400

Says if you use your Leica Summilux-R 80mm f/1.4 focusing closer than 2
meters your $27,995.00 camera body is toast.
That'll put the fear of the Lord into you!
Still...
A dollar a day; I get my new S2 in 76 years!
So I only have to live to be 139 years old!
I could start knocking over tourists in alleys but none of them carry cash
any more. 
Just Smart Cards!


On 6/6/13 3:30 AM, "Charlie Chan" <topoxforddoc at btinternet.com> wrote:

> Lei-ko adapter here
> 
> http://www.lei-ko.de/produkte/Produkte.html
> 
> http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-s2-forum/280110-lei-ko-r-s-ada
> pter.html
> 
> Charlie
> 
> On 6 Jun 2013, at 06:19, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
>> Huge news!
>> 
>> 
>> On 6/5/13 10:46 PM, "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Jim Christie wrote:
>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>> I am very frustrated. I own a lot of wonderful R lenses and wonder why an
>>> adapter can't be developed to use them on the S Leica.
>>> <<<
>>> 
>>> The simple answer is the flange-to-sensor distance of the S system is 
>>> longer
>>> than in the R system.
>>> 
>>> However, an adapter has been made and is available that will allow 
>>> longer R
>>> lenses to be used on the S bodies while sacrificing infinity focus - and
>>> some
>>> can be adjusted by Leica to recover infinity focus.  The focussing units 
>>> of
>>> the modular APO-Telyt-R system can also be modified to fit the S bodies. 
>>>  It
>>> seems the larger image circle requirements of the S isn't a problem for 
>>> most
>>> R
>>> lenses.
>>> 
>>> Doug Herr
>>> Birdman of Sacramento
>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> Photography
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>> 
>> 
>> 
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-- 
Mark William Rabiner
Photography
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/




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