Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is an adapter that allows Canon FD lenses to work on LTM. It is called the Canon Adapter B. I have one,that I have used to put a Canon FD mount 19mm lens on my M6, using a LTM>M aadapter as well. Bulky, but it focuses to inf.. regards, Sonny Carter (SonC) - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc James Small" <msmall@infi.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 3:39 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon FD lenses on Visoflex II ??? > At 12:23 PM 3/19/02 -0800, Photo Phreak wrote: > > > > Yes, Canon did make a series of adapters for their old > >screwmount system. I remember an A, B, and C as well as > >39mm. screwthread extension tubes. > > But you are correct in that they will not allow focus > >to infinity. > > Canon made adapters to fit LTM and M42 lenses to their FL/FD cameras. They > also manufactured extension tubes for their LTM cameras. I am not aware of > a Canon-manufactured adapter to fit FD lenses to LTM, however, though such > should be relatively simple to fabricate. > > Marc > > msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +276/343-7315 > Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html