Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/07/23

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Subject: [Leica] The long awaited R lens to SL body adapter.....
From: george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2016 13:48:27 -0500
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> On Jul 23, 2016, at 12:17 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> Without the ability to read the selected aperture, the camera can only 
> meter
> at working aperture....  which means that the user needs to open the lens 
> up
> to focus, shut the lens down ( this is all manual manipulation of the
> aperture setting), then take the image......    not exactly smooth
> operation......  or use the lens at full aperture.... which is a more
> specialized solution?.

doubtful that you?d ?have to? open the lens up to focus
given the high quality of the EVF.

even on my M?s low quality EVF
I have no problem focusing with lens stopped down
to my working aperture.

George Lottermoser
george.imagist at icloud.com
In reply to: Message from red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] The long awaited R lens to SL body adapter.....)
Message from john at mcmaster.fr (John McMaster) ([Leica] The long awaited R lens to SL body adapter.....)
Message from red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] The long awaited R lens to SL body adapter.....)