Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It looks as if you may be right, at least with a Topcon lens. Although the weather here is dreary and overcast and I can't get much detail at greater distances. More when it brightens up. Douglas Don Dory wrote: > Douglas. > Let me know how the Exacta adapter works out. I was led to believe that > infinity focus might not be possible. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 8/31/06, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> wrote: >> >> Just got a parcel from Novoflex, >> if anyone is thinking of buying Kindai EOS adapters, they are wonderful >> quality, but quite expensive (145 euros) bits of precision engineering, >> I just got the Exakta, the Rollei and their M42 that depresses the >> aperture pin. >> A note on the Exakta adapter, later Topcon lenses with Exakta mounts >> won't adapt, one of the pins (aperture simulator?) stops the adapter >> being connected correctly, but , as I have no intention of using the >> lenses on a Topcon body I just snipped off the pin, and now it works >> perfectly. >> I hope to be trying out new/old glass on the 20D tomorrow, a couple of >> tests so far show that the Topcon 1,8/58 may just be a superb lens. Now >> looking forward to picking up some s/h Rollei mount lenses - pretty >> inexpensive on the s/h market here in Germany, even the Zeiss models are >> considerably lower priced than the same lenses in CY mount. >> Cheers >> Douglas >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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