Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No. It just is a dumb adapter except it has the optics in. It is a 0.71 multiplier and increases the lens speed by 1 stop. So my 19mm f2.8 becomes a 14mm f2, which gives the same field of view on the Fuji sensor as it did with film on my R8. I haven't tried it with a long lens yet. The focusing with my 35mm f2 gets stiff just before infinity but I haven't found an obvious foul anywhere (yet). It is not on the list of lenses requiring modification. http://www.metabones.com/product/fuji-x/leica-r-lens-to-fuji-x-adapter2013-01-14-06-08-54-detail Frank D >________________________________ > From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Monday, 5 August 2013, 14:50 >Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R to Fuji X adapter?.. > > > > >Sent from my iPhone >Steve Barbour > >On Aug 5, 2013, at 3:58 AM, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> >wrote: > >I Googled metabones. Selected what I wanted from their site and ordered >direct. >FD > >any new software needed Frank? > >s > > > > > >> ________________________________ >> From: David Ching <davidhhching at yahoo.com.sg> >> To: Frank Dernie <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> >> Cc: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, 5 August 2013, 9:48 >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R to? Fuji X adapter?.. >> >> >> Dear Frank, >> >> Thanks for the speedy reply. >> >> Sounds very promising. How do I get the Metabones adapter? Bought the >> basic one and now using Fuji's own. The latest one by Brian is rather >> pricey right? >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> David Ching >> >> H.P. Tel. no.: +84 904684321 (Vietnam) >>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? : +65 92321098 (Singapore) >> >> On 5 Aug, 2013, at 12:18 PM, Frank Dernie <frank.dernie at >> btinternet.com> wrote: >> >>> I tried my R lenses on Canon (EOS 1Ds mk2 and 5D) before buying my DMR. >>> I bought the optional Canon screen with split image and microprism >>> focusing aids, which seemed to work fairly well, but the 19mm clashes >>> with the mirror, perhaps others too. I found that the Canon 500mm f4 was >>> the best tele lens I had used and stopped using the R adapters. >>> The metabones speed booster adapter makes a cropped sensor have the same >>> angle of view as 24x36, so the 21mm covers the same view on the X Pro-1 >>> as it did with film. The optics in the adapter were designed by Brian >>> Caldwell so are probably as good as it gets for the price. >>> FD >>> >>> On 5 Aug, 2013, at 03:09, David Ching <davidhhching at yahoo.com.sg> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> The Fuji has an even higher crop factor than the DMR. Doesn't this >>>> bother you too? >>>> >>>> I am planning to use my Leica R21-35 on my Canon 6D. But seems like the >>>> moving rear lens group protrudes rather too deeply. Some users advise >>>> that removing the lens shroud helps but I am not convinced. Thought of >>>> using it on my Fuji X Pro 1 but the same worries too. Has anyone done >>>> this successfully? >>>> >>>> Otherwise the 6D gives me full frame unlike the Fuji. My 80-200/4 works >>>> beautifully on the 6D. So does my Cron 50, R Lux 50 and 80 as well as >>>> the R35-70/4. My R180/3.4 isn't as sharp as R180/2.8 and R180/4 even at >>>> infinity. Wonder why? The R15/3.5 protrudes deeply too. Haven't tested >>>> my R shift lens PA Curtagon 35mm. >>>> >>>> Anyone have had experience using these R lenses on the Fuji X Pro 1 and >>>> also happy to share his experience? >>>> >>>> And like you Frank, I have about given up on the M too. Seems like Fuji >>>> is the main beneficiary on this list. It's not that Luggers are >>>> abandoning Leica, just that a few are preparing for the M. Yes? >>>> >>>> David Ching >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > >