Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/29

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Subject: [Leica] The "R" Solution
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:56:25 -0500
References: <C8C124A7.3F03%mark@rabinergroup.com> <ABF8AF5C-FEB3-4629-8B6E-89DD533AD3A5@comcast.net> <010601cb5fa5$1b90ad20$0102a8c0@eigenaarac8c70>

I also have and use the TO-R with my 180 and 350.
Optically superb.


Sent from my iPad

On Sep 29, 2010, at 2:08, Fred Hess <fredhess at phenix-visuals.nl> wrote:

> Yeah, this is a great divice! I use a TO-R on my APO-Telyt 1;2:8/280mm; a
> great telescope this way.
> 
> There was recent (or still is?) a TO-R for sale on eBay .
> 
> Fred
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Schofield" <tomschofield at comcast.net>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: zaterdag 25 september 2010 8:06
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The "R" Solution
> 
> 
> No, the Solution for a practical use for our R lenses will be to reissue 
> the
> TOR (Telescope Ocular R)!
> 
> Tom Schofield
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Sep 23, 2010, at 12:37 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> I'm guessing Leica views the R solution as the Leitax adaptors you've been
>> using to use your R glass on Nikons.
>> Is it an issue. You have to meter stopped down and its a major bummer?!?!?
>> 
>> --------------------
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> Photography
>> mark at rabinergroup.com
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Gene duprey <grduprey at mchsi.com>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:57:24 -0500 (CDT)
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] The "R" Solution
>>> 
>>> Howard,
>>> 
>>> I'm afraid you have it dead on right.  I was looking at the Nikon's last
>>> weekend.  I tried the D700 out, but a bit too noisy for me, but the D3s/x
> are
>>> probably what I will go for when the R8DMR dies, as they seem quite nice.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Gene
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "H&ECummer" <cummer at netvigator.com>
>>> To: lug at leica-users.org
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:35:56 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada
> Central
>>> Subject: [Leica] The "R" Solution
>>> 
>>> Hi Luggers,
>>> About the pronouncements from Leica at Photokina from what I have read
>>> it seems the R solution is to just ignore it and say nothing about it.
>>> Have I missed an announcement about the R solution? Or is my
>>> understanding pretty much correct?
>>> Cheers Howard
>>> (who only has one R lens left to convert to Nikon mount)
>>> 
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