[Leica] EF lenses on the SL

[Doug Herr]

Steve Barbour wrote:
> 
> 
>> On May 26, 2016, at 7:30 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> 
>> wrote:
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>> Great.  Wonder if there will be a Nikon G lens adapter? I notice that 
>> there is still none for Sony that allows lens control. Maybe something 
>> Nikon is doing, or not doing, that makes this impossible.
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>
> I do not know. I was told that the adapter maker must do this independently 
> (at least for the Canon lenses.) Clearly the situation will vary depending 
> on the source of money, and on the presence or absence of legal 
> encouragement.

It may be worth remembering that Leica's Hasselblad H adapter for the S system was developed by reverse engineering the Hasselblad electronic protocol.

Doug Herr
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