Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I sometimes use R lenses on Canon bodies, unfortunately the 19mm f2.8 clashes with the mirror. IME the Canon long lenses are very good but the WAs are average. The 28mm Leica on a Canon is massively better than any way of getting that FL with any Canon lens, zoom or prime. Frank --- On Sun, 2/11/08, wildlightphoto@earthlink.net <wildlightphoto@earthlink.net> wrote: > From: wildlightphoto@earthlink.net <wildlightphoto@earthlink.net> > Subject: RE: [Leica] R10 news > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sunday, 2 November, 2008, 1:18 AM > Ken Carney > > >OK, is it possible to obtain Leica lenses that will > work with Canon SLR > >cameras? I'm used to manual focusing and exposure. > Thx for any > >information. > > Many Canon users are getting simple adapters to put Leica-R > lenses on Canon cameras. There are also some chipped > adapters that enable electronic focus confirmation. There > are some issues you might have to work out, for example > exposure metering accuracy varies as you stop the lens down, > and unless your camera's mirror box and viewscreen are > particularly well-adjusted, accurate focus on the viewscreen > and accurate focus on the image plane can be different and > will need some adjustment. AFAIK the mirror box accuracy is > much more reliable with the 1-series bodies. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information