[Leica] Leica R lenses on Nikon bodies with the Leitex bayonet

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Dave,


Yes R gear does have a tendency to want to multiply. ?;-) ? However right 
now I am in a sort of Forced no buying mode since I bought the DMR and 
18/3.4 APO during our trip to Europe. ?SWMBO would kill me if I even 
mentioned buying a new piece of camera gear. ?;-) ?I would like to have a 
80/1.4 or other long lens say the 280/4 APO, but I figure I'd better lay off 
for a while. ? I know she is on the LUG now, but she does not read all the 
posts, so I think I am safe saying this right now. ?;-) ?Fortunately for me 
I did not have an extensive investment in other brands when I switched from 
Nikon to Leica R, so all I have is my R stuff, M stuff and a Nikon F3HP and 
a couple of lenses right now. ?Chris has the D200 and so the 2 Nikkors will 
work with it, so she seems to be happy for now.


Cheers,
Gene -------------- Original message from "David Rodgers" 
<drodgers@casefarms.com>: --------------


> Gene,
> That makes a lot of sense. I don't have an R body, so it isn't a big deal 
> for me. You've got to watch it when it comes to R equipment, though. Years 
> ago I bought an SL with 50/2 because it was a good deal and I always 
> wanted to try R equipment. Next thing I knew I had a fairly extensive R 
> system. When I sold it (because I had a lot of overlap with Contax) I sold 
> every piece of R gear I had. I knew that keeping one piece would draw me 
> back in. Now I'm buying R lenses 
> again. I knew I shouldn't have kept the extension tube!!!! 
> 
> DaveR
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: grduprey@mchsi.com [mailto:grduprey@mchsi.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 1:09 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica R lenses on Nikon bodies with the Leitex bayonet
> 
> 
>  
> Dave,
> 
> Very true, however I want to be able to use them on my R cameras also. 
> ?Changing the mount on the lens is not an option in this case, and it is 
> more sensible to 
> change the Nikon body mount since I have only 2 Nikkor lenses at this 
> time, and 
> have more R lenses.?
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Gene -------------- Original message from "David Rodgers" 
> : --------------
> 
> 
> > Gene,
> >  
> > >>I have no desire to change the mounts on my R lenses.<<
> > 
> > I can understand that. OTOH, my feeling was that it wasn't the mount
> > that makes them special. 
> > 
> > DaveR
> > 
> > 
> > 
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