Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bruce, No real point unless you are intending to do macro or micro photography - then there are dozens of adapters for various makes of bellows (most commonly M39 at the front end as a standard mount) - for example,take a look at the Novoflex price list http://www.novoflex.de/english/html/products.htm If you're not thinking in the way of bellows, then you can use a Leica screw(M39) to M42 and an M42 to EOS adapter, or Leica-M to M39,M39 to M42, M42 to Eos. All rather exotic alternatives, and I've no idea what the use of them would be. cheers Douglas bruce wrote: > Must I conclude that the 50mm Summicron is R? Does anyone know if > there is an adapter series for Leica M to EOS? CameraQuest have 42mm > Pentax screw adapters to EOS ........... but no 39mm bayonet or screw > Leica to EOS. It should be possible, certainly for the D20. > > B. > The Hague, The Netherlands. > > > On 18-dec-2005, at 12:06, Steve Unsworth wrote: > >> I have a Tokina 28-80 'Pro' lens as a 'walk about' lens on my 5D. >> This is >> an f2.8 constant aperture lens. I also have a Canon 28mm f2.8 lens. The >> Canon prime is far, far, better than the zoom wide open and this >> shows very >> clearly on the image. >> >> Steve >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+lug=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+lug=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of >> Nathan Wajsman >> Sent: 18 December 2005 07:19 >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT or not: dilemma >> >> >> Finally, I do not agree that lenses are becoming less important. I can >> clearly see the difference on the screen between an inferior lens a >> good >> one, and while some things can be fixed in PS, you cannot easily fix >> things >> like distortion, colour fringing or chromatic aberration. In fact, I >> can >> make the opposite argument: with digital and PS, I can look at each >> image at >> 100%, which corresponds to a print size that is way bigger than >> anything I >> have ever printed. >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.1/206 - Release Date: >> 16/12/2005 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >