Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/20

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Subject: [Leica] OT or not: dilemma
From: bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)
Date: Tue Dec 20 05:09:17 2005
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Thanks Frank ................... I'll file it away .............. in  
my head.

B.

On 18-dec-2005, at 17:30, Frank Dernie wrote:

> Bruce,
> PMFJI but the problem mounting M lenses on SLR bodies is  
> insurmountable. Since the M has no mirror the lenses can, and are,  
> designed with less compromise and the rearmost elements are nearer  
> to the film than would be possible in a reflex camera. The lens  
> mount to film plane distance on the M (and any other viewfinder or  
> rangefinder system camera) is much less than any reflex camera. In  
> order for a M lens to be fitted to an EOS, or other reflex camera  
> and achieve infinity focus it would have to mount inside the camera  
> and the mirror would be in the way. This rules out any M or screw  
> mount lens of less than 90mm focal length (or 65mm for the viso  
> only lens) If you want to use an old visoflex mounting telephoto or  
> macro lens on an EOS there is an adapter available to mount these  
> on a R camera which could be used in conjunction with the readily  
> available EOS to R adapter. I don't see why one would do this  
> unless for a bit of anachronistic fun, as the results would be  
> unlikely to be all that good. Modern lenses match or beat the older  
> viso mount lenses.
> Frank
>
> On 18 Dec, 2005, at 15:58, bruce wrote:
>
>> Douglas,
>>
>> Thanks for the tip/lead.
>>
>> Only Canon and Olympus digital bodies are apparently able to offer  
>> the link to other brands of lenses. And, I have a number of very  
>> good Leica M lenses (screw and bayonet) which I wish to use on a  
>> digital camera. Plus Zeiss lenses for the Contax,
>>
>> The auto- this, that and the other are of much less import to me.
>>
>> Greetings,
>> B.
>> The Hague, The Netherlands.
>
>
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