Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Re: EOS to Leica R adapter source
From: Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 23:55:44 -0700 (PDT)

Howdy
I plan to use cheap canon zooms and R lenses
on EOS bodies. Also I meant to say focus confirmation
rather than AF on with the R lenses.
Javier

- --- J Gong <r7slr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Javier,
> 
> Your latest message confuses me.  You speak of using
> EOS zooms on R bodies, but
> that adapter does not exist. The film plane to lens
> flange distance is too
> great to permit proper infinity focus.  
> 
> The other way around works.  I count myself and
> Joseph Yao as two people who
> have used adapters to fit R lenses on EOS bodies.
> Specifically, D30's to have a
> digital camera with R optics. After all, I'll be
> dead by the time Leica came
> out with one.
> 
> The Novoflex adapters are available at bhphoto and
> calumet. No, they're not
> cheap, but it's a cool tool...
> 
> It's also nice to have a cheap EOS body as a backup,
> with more versatility
> available too.  Of course, everything is manual
> focus and stop down metering.
> 
> This setup won't solve your manual focus problems
> however. I have found it
> difficult to accurately focus with the clear Canon
> screens; they were designed
> with AF lenses in mind.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> John Gong
> 
> --- Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hi
> > It's a God send for me because I'm loosing too
> many 
> > family and pet pics on account of stupid focusing
> > mistakes and my eyesight isn't getting any better.
> > I really like the better EOS cameras. The only
> problem
> > is I can't use the 19 except with an RT or RS
> because
> > it will hit the mirror. Whatever the case I would
> love
> > to be able to keep using my Rs and just spend on
> the
> > cheap and surprisingly good Canon zooms for casual
> > pics
> > The limitations are no meter coupling and auto
> > aperture
> > It doesn't bother me at all since I would use them
> for
> > slow to take pics of landscapes and portraits. The
> AF
> > still works and if you get an EOS 1, 1n, 1v or
> others
> > you can shoot near wide open in daylight with the
> 8000
> > top speed.
> > I'll have to get one eventually but not at that
> price!
> > Someday maybe I'll be taking digital pics with a
> 180
> > Elmarit on a 1d!!!!!!! The 1d is fast coming down
> in
> > price and is the only current solution for digital
> > pics with R lenses.
> > See Ya
> > Javier
> 
> 
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