Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/10

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Subject: [Leica] Leicoid Digital.....
From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@home.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 17:16:01 -0700
References: <1120AB2026ABD211A82600A024B97137C082@einstein.morton.org.uk>

Thanks David...  I suspect you are right,  but I will let  the real
photographers answer that. I want to because I want a good digital camera
and I have several good Leica M lenses now..... on M6's.
- -----   Steve

>
> "How can I mount Leica M lenses on to a state of the art digital body,  as
> available currently  from  Canon or Nikon?"
>
> You can't. The back focus of M lenses is too small.
>
> Anyway, why would you want to? The resolution of a D1, D1X or D30 is so
low
> that almost any half decent lens will do. Putting Leica M or R lenses in
> front of a 6Mp sensor is a waste of a good lens.
>
> --
> David Morton
> dmorton@journalist.co.uk
>
> Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit.

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