[Leica] The SL

[Richard Man]

You can get autoexposure only if the camera knows what the open aperture
and the taking aperture are. If the lens does not generate those info, then
some kind of manual system is needed

On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 7:15 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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-----
> > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On
> Behalf
> > 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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