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Subject: [Leica] Leica R (vario) lenses on an M with adapter?
From: konstantin.mihov at googlemail.com (Konstantin Mihov)
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 18:13:06 +0200
References: <w2o7568d3bd1004090241x25f9f244y12fbbbd65aabcf3f@mail.gmail.com> <11432152-6176-4137-A045-5D28064B9670@mac.com>

Thanks George!

On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 5:45 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> 
wrote:

> No way to focus that I'm aware of.
> I've put my R 15, 21, and 24 on the M and used guess focusing
> (just for fun and because I could).
> The lenses are ridiculously large on an M
> (with the possible exception of the 24).
>
> The use of the 100 and 60 macro
> on the Visoflex
> is another matter;
> perfectly functional for macro use.
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
> On Apr 9, 2010, at 4:41 AM, Konstantin Mihov 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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In reply to: Message from konstantin.mihov at googlemail.com (Konstantin Mihov) ([Leica] Leica R (vario) lenses on an M with adapter?)
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