Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Novoflex has a lovely R to M adapter - available new at B&H. Works just fine. I've used both the 21 SA R and 15 Super Elmar on the M8 and M6. With appropriate finder it all works just great. However the glass is quite large and a bit out of proportion. The results, as you'd expect, are superb. Regards, George Lottermoser george@imagist.com On Jul 17, 2007, at 12:43 AM, Tom Schofield wrote: > IIRC, when I tried using that adapter with the 19mm R, I found it > lacked the groove which would allow that lens to mount on it. In > other words, you end up with the same limitations on using it to > mount wide angle R lenses on an M, as you have when using wide > angle R lenses on a Leicaflex SL. Apparently, the adapter was > intended to mount the R Macro lenses on the Visoflex bellows, not > to allow you to avoid buying M wideangle lenses by using your R > lenses.