Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/12

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Subject: Leicaflex- MD/Leica R
From: "joe b." <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 20:45:33 +0100
 
In article <199610110013.UAA18790@worldy.worldy.com>, dlevy@worldy.com
writes
>ot to get a little off the subject of whether it is a XD-5, 7 or 11, but I
>am curious - could one mount the R lenses to the Minoltas?
>Not having worked with either, I'm just curious. Could the Minolta lens
>flange be changed?

They have different registers of 47mm (Leica R) and 43.5mm (MD) so you
could theoretically use a Leica R lens on an adapter on a Minolta MD
body, but without auto diaphragm operation. No point, really.
- -- 
joe b.