Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Since the M camera is thinner than the R camera, an M lens adapter for an R camera will not allow the lens to be focused at infinity, or even close to infinity. If it's not sharp in the viewfinder, it's not going to be sharp on the film. That's the beauty of an SLR. What you see is exactly what you get. Especially with an M lens as it does not have an auto diaphragm. Your M lens on an R camera can only be used for close photography. Set the lens at infinity, look through the viewfinder, and move in close until you get something in focus. This is your maximum focus distance. Good luck, Jim At 11:55 AM 10/13/99 -0400, DavidS8451@aol.com wrote: >I just purchased (yes on Ebay) an adapter (14167) to use M lenses on my R >6.2. However, there were no instructions, and I came to find that the >increased distance from the R body means that I can't focus an M lens with >the viewfinder. Is my only recourse to stop down and set it to the >hyperfocal distance? I've searched the Listquest archives, but can't find >posts relating to using this adapter in actual practice. > >Thanks very much in advance, >Dave Schaller >Newton, MA > >P.S. As I only get the digest, could you email me directly a copy of your >reply to the list?