Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank Filippone wrote: > > Stephen: > Are you suggesting that the arrangements noted will allow focusing to > infinity without messing with additional extension tubes/spacers? I thought > these solutions only worked when used with a bellows for closeup. > > Yes, this combination of adapters allows the use of Canon FD or Nikon F mount lenses on the M (or on the screw mount w/o the bayonet adapter) at infinity focus. Using a Leica RF lens on a Nikon F or Canon FD results in closeups only. The other way around, you get infinity focus because the Leica body is much thinner than the Nikon F or Canon FD. I don't count the various adapters as prime lenses on the fisheye aside. Best, Stephen