[Leica] Canon 20D with Leica R lenses

[kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)]

howard cummer thoughtfully wrote:
> When I am not fiddling with the rangefinder on my RD 1 (:-) I have taken 
> quite a few pictures with my  recently acquired 20D using a locally made 
> adaptor to fit a new style Leica 28 Elmarit ROM, 50 Summicron ROM, 90 
> Summicron and 180 3.4 APO. It all works very well. The new coarser 
> ground glass makes it easier to focus the wide angle lens (the longer 
> focal lenses are always easier to focus than the wides with the Canon 
> digitals) and the viewfinder is "bright enough" provided you keep the 
> lenses near their widest aperture. The 20D is very fast - much better 
> than my old D60 - and of course since you are manually focusing you 
> don't need to worry about AF focus lag (which is in any case very short 
> when using Canon EOS lenses). ISO 1600 is very usable from a noise 
> viewpoint and 8 megapixs doesn't hurt when it comes to printing. I have 
> owned or tried the D60, the 10D, the Rebel and the D1 Mark 11 with Leica 
> R lenses and only the D1 Mark 11 is better than the 20D but it costs a 
> LOT more and weighs a tonne. With the Canon 20D, IMHO Canon have finally 
> produced a fully competent Digital SLR which works very well with my 
> Leica R lenses and I wouldn't hesitate recommending it to someone with a 
> drawer full of Leica R lenses. Better than waiting and waiting for the R 
> Back!
> Cheers
> Howard (in Hong Kong)

so R glass to 20D...   shoot wide open with manual 
focus, no problem, and you do have fully auto 
exposure ... correct, no ?  thanks,  Steve