[Leica] The SL

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Is there any technical reason why this is difficult (Auto Exposure
feature for R lenses)? Nikon DSLR AF lenses work fine on the Nikon 1
mirrorless systems, with both AF and AE (most features) enabled via an
adapter.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 5:37 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
> If it were as easy as a simple tube, which is the adapter without the auto
> feature, there is no reason that it would not have been available now.  It
> is so trivial, that the Chinese copy cats have probably already done it.....
> ( somewhat tongue in cheek.)... Checking after I wrote that, I found that
> Novoflex has the adapter ( dumb, no auto feature), called the LET/LER.  So
> you can use your R lenses on your SL body, as soon as they ship them.....
>
> That is the primary reason I think that it will the Auto feaqture..... that
> it is taking a year to come out.....
>
> I have no real info, nor am I on the inside track at Leica.....  I am purely
> speculating...
>
> But if it did have the Auto feature, it would be the single most brilliant
> implementation Leica has had since the LTM to M adapters..... about 1953.
>
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at verizon.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Akhil Lal
> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2015 3:48 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The SL
>
> Actually I was told by a Leica rep at PhotoExpo that the R adapter would not
> have an auto stop down mechanism. Of course he could be wrong, or they might
> reconsider....
>
> On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 6:01 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> There is no published information that the R to TL adapter has or has
>> not the auto stop down abilities.
>>
>> The R to M adapter plus the M to TL adapter, which they now recommend
>> until the one piece adapter becomes available, does not.
>>
>> Frank Filippone
>> Red735i at verizon.net
>>
>> The facht that the R adapter tube does not stop down R lenses seems a
>> problem to me, however perfect this camera would be.
>>
>>
>> Cedric Agie
>> Brussels
>>
>>
>>
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