Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/29

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Subject: [Leica] R Lens on EOS Body
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Fri Oct 29 18:13:12 2004

While we're on the subject of the 10D. It seems that the 20D has a
penta-mirror instead of a penta-prism like the 10D.
Has anyone tried to see the differences, ease or difficulty, in focusing
between the two when using the R lenses?
S. Dimitrov



> From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 20:52:50 -0400
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] R Lens on EOS Body
> 
> At 04:40 PM 10/29/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>> Tina offers to Karen:
>> 
>>> I love using the 19/2.8 and the 80/1.4 on the Canon 10D.
>> 
>> Well, Tina, Stephen Gandy
>> (http://www.cameraquest.com/frames/4saleReos.htm) says the 19 won't work.
>> 
>> Please tell me he's wrong!
>> 
>> --Bob
> 
> Bob  -
> 
> There may be two versions of the 19/2.8, but mine works fine with the
> Novoflex adapter.  I use it all the time!  I had read, too, that the rear
> element was too deep, but someone else suggested trying it, so I did and
> I've never had a problem.  There is plenty of room for the mirror to flip
> up.  The 19 gives you about a 30 with the 1.6 multiplier.
> 
> Tina
> 
> 
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
> 
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