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Subject: [Leica] Leica R (vario) lenses on an M with adapter?
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:09:33 +0200
References: <w2o7568d3bd1004090241x25f9f244y12fbbbd65aabcf3f@mail.gmail.com> <q2geb6799211004090315mc93081e3g466c945966a5510e@mail.gmail.com> <o2k7568d3bd1004090329jdbc46363o5a1a195ed2333fc7@mail.gmail.com>

They have them for Leica-R and Contax/Yashica to M lenses at 
enjoyyourcamera.com

I have both, and both are beautifully engineered adapters and let me use 
my favourite wides on a Minolta CLE (because of its excellent AE function).

Cheers
Douglas

On 09.04.2010 12:29, Konstantin Mihov wrote:
> Thanks!
>
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Richard Man<richard at imagecraft.com>  
> wrote:
>
>    
>> No rangefinder coupling, so it's best only for wide angle.
>>
>> OTOH, you can find the Super Angulon 21 R for ~$700 whereas the M version
>> in
>> good condition is $1200-$1500.
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 2:41 AM, Konstantin Mihov<
>> konstantin.mihov at googlemail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>      
>>> I have been cruising ebay in the past days and found an adapter for R
>>> lenses
>>> to fit an M camera - does anyone have experience with these? Do they
>>> actually work in all dimensions including focusing? Does the vario R lens
>>> also work? This would be a much cheaper alternative still with a Leica
>>> glass
>>> to the vario lenses.
>>>
>>> Looking forward to hearing about this!
>>> KM
>>>
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