Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/03

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Subject: [Leica] More about Leitax
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 09:04:16 -0700
References: <DC4B73A4105FCE4FAE0CEF799BF84B36052E974F@case-email.casefoods.com>

On Sep 3, 2009, at 8:32 AM, David Rodgers wrote:

> Steve,
>
>>> This time it was done for the Summilux 50mm 1.4 ROM to Nikon mount,
> using the leitax adapter.. This was easier and quicker  than the
> first, the Summilux 80mm 1.4...<<
>
> I've converted a 90/2.8, 28/2.8 and 50/2. All three are later model
> (just prior to ROM). The 90 and 50 were a 10 minute job to convert.  
> The
> 28 was a nightmare (of my own making).

my two conversions were OK... I can see how impatience, and an error  
can lead to a problem.

> At times I wish I'd gotten a 50/1.4 and converted that instead of the
> 50/2.  Part of the reason is that I had a 50/2 back when I had R7s. I
> wasn't too happy with the first 50/2 I owned. It never impressed me  
> like
> other R lenses (using film back then).
>
> I sold it and bought another 50 more recently from KEH. I was still in
> the 'try and see if I like it' phase of using R lenses on my D700  
> and I
> didn't want to spend the extra money for the Summilux. The good news  
> is
> that I'm pretty pleased with the 50/2 I now have. I've even shot film
> using an FM2N and the 50/2 R is pretty sweet (though maybe not as  
> sweet
> at the 50/1.4)
> :-(.


I can already  see that tech quality wise this is surely a go !  very  
fine...!

as always, what makes a great image is in the box behind the eye, not  
in the box in front of the eye...




Steve


>
> Dave R
>
>
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