[Leica] leicanon experiments

[shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)]

yes, the roxsen adapter i used has a few electronic contacts that 
activate the camera's built-in focus confirmation.  the contacts 
are on a tiny oddly-shaped PC-board expoxied to the adapter.  it
doesn't look like much, but it does work.

not all adapters have this, the ones that do seem to say "AF" or
"focus confirmation".

-rei


On Jul02 03:09, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:
> Do the EOS to R adapters provide focus confirmation?
> 
> Gene
> 
> -------------- Original message from Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>: 
> -------------- 
> 
> 
> > 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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Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey