Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When you buy one of those adapters new, there's a small nylon piece that fits into the cam slot for the auto-iris on the FD lens. I lost mine, and made a new one from the rim of a plastic cup. It worked fine. You just need to make it big enough to hold back the iris. Sonny http://www.sonc.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com> To: <idcc@KJSL.COM>; <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; <leica@topica.com>; <rollei@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 6:25 PM Subject: [Leica] Canon B adapter > I just received a Canon B adapter to use the Canon bayonet lenses on LTM > camera mount. > > My Canon FD lenses mount easily on my Leica bodies. The only problem is > setting the f-stops. The FD lenses are automatic stop down and when set at > an f-stop, the aperture does not change even though the setting of the > f-stop is done by moving the setting ring away from the A for automatic. > > Does anyone know the solution? Is it that I can only use FL lenses or even > these? > > TIA > Roland Smith > Oakland, California > > > -- > 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