Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, I ended up biting the bullet and bought a bargain 35 1.4 Canon lens from KEH. ? Sue > On Jan 29, 2020, at 11:14 AM, Aram via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > ?I used my R lenses on Canon many moons ago because it was the only game > in town when I wanted to go digital. The exposure was a nightmare. As > you stopped down, the camera would undercompensate and images got more > and more underexposed the more you stopped down. This was using > aperture priority. Then someone came out with a way of replacing the > rear lens mount with a Nikon F mount, so I switched to Nikon and all was > right with the world again. And it got better performing sensors to boot. > > Of course, a lot has happened since then and maybe a more modern Canon > will meter fine with a totally manual lens. But there is the issue of > lens to sensor distance difference with M and Canon that would mean you > can never focus to infinity with an M lens, so who cares about the > metering issues. > > Aram > >> On 1/27/2020 1:29 PM, Howard Cummer wrote: >> I confirm Philippe?s recollection. I used my Leica R lenses on a Canon >> body with an adapter. >> This was many moons ago. And I recall that as you closed the lens down >> the exposure >> became less and less accurate. >> >> Howard >> >> >> >> Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 20:33:53 +0100 >> From: Philippe <photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com >> <mailto:photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com>> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org <mailto:lug at >> leica-users.org>> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M mount lens for Canon EF mount camera >> bodies? >> >> I don?t know much about this but my recollection is that Canon have >> exposure issues when using ? legacy ? lenses. >> Bewar and double-check before buying any adaptor that might eventually >> prove useless. >> >> Amities >> >> Philippe >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information