Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/07

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Subject: Re: Re: [Leica] Canon adapter for R lenses
From: leicauser@ntlworld.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 6:49:53 +0000

I can confirm that the 19mm Elmarit cannot be used on the 10D. I use the Cameraquest / Stephen Gandy adapter with no problems. I've only used it with the 100mm Elmarit macro and 50mm Summicron lenses.

Regards,

Joe Chan

> 
> From: Ken Lai <ken@compose.com.hk>
> Date: 2003/07/08 Tue AM 06:09:29 GMT
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon adapter for R lenses
> 
> Can anyone confirm if the 15 f3.5 or current 19 can be used on the 10D?
> 
> Also which adapter would be better? Would Steve Gandy's adapter easier 
> to remove than the Novoflex?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at 12:49 PM, telyt@earthlink.net wrote:
> 
> > Ken Lai <ken@compose.com.hk> wrote:
> >
> >> Novoflex has such an adapter but their tech guy said you can't use the
> >> 15mm super elmar nor 19mm elmarit lenses on Canon SLR bodies
> >> and you have to do stop-down metering.
> >
> > As I hear it the 15 and current 19 (and a few other lenses) can't be 
> > used
> > on the EOS *film* cameras or the EOS 1Ds, but the digital bodies with
> > snesors smaller than 24mm x 36mm also have a smaller mirror which
> > does not interfere with these lenses.
> >
> > Doug Herr
> > Birdman of Sacramento
> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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> 
> Regards,
> Ken Lai
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