Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I installed one on an M42 to 4/3 adapter for use on my Olys. It took at least two attempts to get the chip contacts properly aligned, and then it only worked part of the time, and I could never figure out the problem. I finally removed it and forgot about it! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] focus confirm chip on 5D > Hi George, > > I've used focus confirmation adapters for Leica-R, > Olympus OM, Pentax-K, CY and M42. > > They seem to work quite well - at least I've had no > wildly out of focus shots with them. > > They sometimes don't register a point of focus with > macro lenses or long telephoto lenses and are pretty > much a waste of time with super wide-angle lenses (21 > mm and wider). > > Cheers > Douglas > > > On 02.06.2011 22:01, George Lottermoser wrote: >> Can any luggers offer their experience with >> focus confirmation chipped adapter rings >> and/or >> mounting these chips on ones existing adapter rings >> and >> the chips functionality in use with R lenses once mounted? >> >> thanks in advance for help >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information