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Subject: [Leica] leicanon experiments/Rollei QBM
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Sun Jul 1 10:36:04 2007
References: <20070701161715.GH29997@panix.com> <4687D762.6090704@gmx.de> <8C98A17E7078382-10D0-B718@webmail-de13.sysops.aol.com>

Jack,
Rolleica? Good combination!
About the adapters:
I ordered one from Novoflex - and so far the only Zeiss I've used it 
with so far is the 1.4/85 and a pile of Rolleinars, Voigtl?nders etc., 
my favourite wide-angles are actually all by Yashica in Contax mount ( 
the 3.5/21mm is unbelievably good, far better than the 4/21 Super 
Angulon from Leica). The adapter from Novoflex is made by Kindai and 
costs over 120 Euros, there is, however, a company called 
enjoyyourcamera that now has a Rollei adapter in stock for
29.99 Euros, they're to be found at

http://tinyurl.com/2vlbnz

The company specialises in accessories, and I have dealt with them once 
or twice, and I've been completely satisfied too (If not, 220 pounds and 
almost 6 feet of broad-shouldered Brit would have taken their offices 
here in Hannover apart ;-) ). I don't know about the quality of their 
QBM adapter, but the CY adapters they sell are very well made and seem 
to have the same appearance.
Their English language site is written with a pronounced German accent, 
so maybe I'll ask them if they need a translator too - they could 
perhaps pay me in equipment :-)
I'm hoping they'll get around to putting the FC-chip on the QBM adapter too.
The Rollei adapters all provide  infinity focus
Hope this helps
Douglas


jnswickard@aol.com wrote:
> Douglas,
>
> Which adapter did you use for the Rollei to EOS?? Did you try itn with a 
> 25/2.8 or 35/2.8 distagon?? Do you get infinity focus?
> Thanks,
> Jack
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 8:33 am
> Subject: Re: [Leica] leicanon experiments
>
>
>
> Looks like a good combination to me, Rei, lovely portraits?
> I've been using Leicanon with lenses ranging through Pentax M42, Leica_R, 
> Rollei, Zeiss and Yashica, and even Topcon (which doesn't however focus to 
> infinity) for quite some time, and now I'm waiting for my R-EOS adapters 
> to be delivered, but I have already had good results with CY-EOS and M42 
> focus confirmation adapters and Zeiss/Yashica or Pentax and Fuji lenses on 
> my 20D. All I want now is focus confirmation adapters for Rollei QBM 
> mount. :-)?
> All things considered, the Canon mount is probably the most versatile 
> there ever was, AFAIK, you can also fit Nikon and Pentax-K lenses on it 
> too, and I recently saw an adapter for Hasselblad lenses too.?
> I agree, the finder of the 20D is a little dim, and I personally have 
> problems focusing with anything below 90mm, which isn't so bad considering 
> the increased DOF with wider angles. However, it is hard work getting spot 
> on focus with macro lenses or bellows - a magnifier would be a great idea, 
> but I've only found right angle finders so far.?
> Best from Hannover?
> Douglas?
> ?
> Rei Shinozuka wrote:?
>   
>> i rented a canon 20D for a week to try out this leicanon thing?
>> you all are talking about. i never even held a canon before;?
>> the 20D with battery grip looks and handles a lot like an R4-7.?
>> ?
>> focusing was not easy on the 20D's smallish (compared with an R or SL)?
>> viewfinder image, but it's probably my problem. my eyes have never > been 
>> great--poor eyesight is what pushed me into the M system > in the first 
>> place. it would be great to have some kind of magnifier to?
>> make the focusing image "full size". maybe it's not a problem with?
>> full-frame cameras like the 5d.?
>> ?
>> the $75 Roxsen EOS-R adapter i used allows the camera's focus > 
>> confirmation to work--the middle dot in the image blinks red > and a red 
>> ball illuminates at the lower right of the viewfinder.?
>> ?
>> i pretty much stuck to the 80 lux.?
>> ?
>> here's what i got yesterday:?
>> ?
>> http://www.shinozuka.org/20070630leicanon/?
>> ?
>> -rei?
>> ?
>> ?
>>     
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