Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That does help. No end to surprising things. Thanks for the pointer! - --howard On 12/5/03 0915, "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com> wrote: > Howard, > > With such adapters, you lose some functionalities, > most notably auto-focus, and metering is stop down only. > Also, not all R lenses can be adapted to all EOS > bodies. > > Stephen Gandy (http://www.cameraquest.com/adaptnew.htm) > has more details, and also sells the adapters. > > I have used such an adapter with my R lens on a Canon D30, > and then Canon 10D, and the biggest problem I have is > manual focus is tiring on the eyes, as the viewfinder > of these cameras are not optimized for manual focusing. > It is quite a change, a very disappointing one, if you > compare with the Leica R8, for example. I assume when > I upgrade to the 1Ds, I could change to a focus > screen designed for manual focusing. > > Hope that helps, > > - Phong - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html