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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica 21 - 35 on Canon (Mark revisits history)
From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 17:03:24 +1100
References: <200302130337.TAA26685@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> <a05111700ba712ad62b2d@[218.102.181.233]>

>>Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 07:07:41 +0800
>>From: Joseph Yao <joseph@yao.com>
>>Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: OT  xxx was Mark revisits history
>>
>>Felix,
>>
>>Don't think too hard - the rear element of the Vario Elmar 21-35 will not
>>clear the mirror of the EOS 1Ds (or any EOS film camera).
>>
>>Bests,
>>
>>Joseph
>
>Felix,
>I used a borrowed 21 - 35 Leica zoom on my Canon D60 at the last 
>Lugger's dinner in Hong Kong so it will work on the D60 (because of 
>the smaller return mirror) but then it is only a 33.6 to 56 zoom 
>because of the 1.6 factor of the smaller dimension of the CMOS chip 
>compared to 35mm. Maybe we should all wait for the rumored Digital 
>R. ;-)
>Howard
>Hong Kong

I'm awaiting, but fearful of the damage it may do to my mortgage ;-)
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