Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Is there any technical reason why this is difficult (Auto Exposure feature for R lenses)? Nikon DSLR AF lenses work fine on the Nikon 1 mirrorless systems, with both AF and AE (most features) enabled via an adapter. Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 5:37 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > If it were as easy as a simple tube, which is the adapter without the auto > feature, there is no reason that it would not have been available now. It > is so trivial, that the Chinese copy cats have probably already done > it..... > ( somewhat tongue in cheek.)... Checking after I wrote that, I found that > Novoflex has the adapter ( dumb, no auto feature), called the LET/LER. So > you can use your R lenses on your SL body, as soon as they ship them..... > > That is the primary reason I think that it will the Auto feaqture..... that > it is taking a year to come out..... > > I have no real info, nor am I on the inside track at Leica..... I am > purely > speculating... > > But if it did have the Auto feature, it would be the single most brilliant > implementation Leica has had since the LTM to M adapters..... about 1953. > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On > Behalf > Of Akhil Lal > Sent: Monday, November 02, 2015 3:48 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] The SL > > Actually I was told by a Leica rep at PhotoExpo that the R adapter would > not > have an auto stop down mechanism. Of course he could be wrong, or they > might > reconsider.... > > On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 6:01 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> > wrote: > >> There is no published information that the R to TL adapter has or has >> not the auto stop down abilities. >> >> The R to M adapter plus the M to TL adapter, which they now recommend >> until the one piece adapter becomes available, does not. >> >> Frank Filippone >> Red735i at verizon.net >> >> The facht that the R adapter tube does not stop down R lenses seems a >> problem to me, however perfect this camera would be. >> >> >> Cedric Agie >> Brussels >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information