Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/11

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Nikon/Canon rf lenses on Leica bodies????
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@gp.magick.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 23:34:04 -0700
Organization: Grants Pass Daily Courier
References: <ET+t5LBqjWbxEwkI@azurite.demon.co.uk>

joe b. wrote:
> 
> I don't (yet) understand this phenomenon; you can get Canon lenses
> easily- they fit onto Canon slrs, and cheaply too. So what's the big
> deal with putting them on a Leica? Unless, of course, one gets a
> different optical quality or character *that isn't otherwise
> obtainable*.

You're in the wrong era, and camera type. We're talking about using OLD 
Canon Rangefinder lenses from the 40s and 50s which are screw mount, on 
Leica M cameras, with a screw mount adapter that changes them to Leica M 
mounts. SLRs need not apply. Except you can buy a Zorkendorfer, and I 
guess some Japanese adapter to put Leica R lenses on a Canon EOS1n. But 
I wouldn't recommend it unless you're into aerial photograhy where 
you're shooting Kodachrome 25, thus wide open at infinity like on German 
photographer on Compuserve does.

-- 
Eric Welch
Grants Pass, OR


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