Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jun 11, 2011, at 1:41 PM, Doug Herr wrote: > Steve Barbour wrote: > >> On Jun 11, 2011, at 1:14 PM, Doug Herr wrote: >> >>> I sent a query to Luis Guevara of sigmacumlaude.com asking if he has >>> considered offering a conversion of the Sony A900 to R mount. >>> >>> His response is that he's been considering this conversion for his own >>> personal use. The only thing stopping him is not having an A900. >>> >>> He says that if I were to supply an A900 body and a signed release of >>> liability he can do a one-off conversion for US$350. If I'm >>> understanding him correctly the body isn't modified, it's just a >>> replacement flange. I'd confirm this before committing a body to the >>> conversion. >>> >>> I'm sure it would be manual aperture, just like a leitax mount >>> conversion. One advantage of this conversion over leitax is the lens is >>> not modified so it can still be used on an R film body. A disadvantage >>> is that the modified body would not be able to use any lenses other than >>> Leica R. >>> >>> An advantage of this over an adapter + Canon body is no mirror clearance >>> problems because from the SL2 onward Leica used the Minolta mirror box >>> specs. >> >> >> are you thinking of doing this for your use Doug? >> >> are you feeling that the quality of the A900 is high enough to make it >> worthwhile, for you, for Leica R glass etc ? >> > > I'm exploring options in case of an unrepairable DMR failure or loss. > Using R lenses on any camera other than Leica R means losing the > auto-aperture but the A900's color quality, excellent viewfinder and > full-frame sensor with lots and lots of pixels are very appealing, and > converting the camera's mount instead of the lens means I can still use > the lenses on SL bodies. And no mirror clearance problems. I think this sounds like a very reasonable solution, please Doug keep us posted... Steve > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information