Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/28

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Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] Digital back for Leica R8/R9
From: Douglas Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 08:41:54 -0700 (PDT)

mehrdad <msadat@kiakki.net> wrote:

> ** is this the following possible? - you can buy an adapter 
> FOR R->EOS but only works in stop down, can they make a 
> conversion chip to convert EOS commands to ROM?

Not a chance.  EOS bodies tell the lens what aperture to set via electrical signals, R lenses set working aperture only via a mechanical linkage.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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