Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> At 03:50 PM 8/14/2003 -0400, you wrote: > > >One thing in particular than I would be interested in > >discussing is the performance of specific R lenses with > >digital cameras. Anyone tried the 35mm Summilux and care > >to share your experience ? > > > >- Phong > > I haven't tried that one, but the 60 Macro, 100 Macro, 85/1.4, and the big > 400 and 500's work fine. > Has anybody managed to make the 19mm fit? I've tried but am afraid to > force it on. I don't want to break anything. I'd love to make that one fit. > > Tina Regrettably there is no way to make the 19mm R work on an EOS body, not even with the pellicle mirror bodies like the RT and 1N RS. The rear element of the R body protrudes too far into the EOS body striking the mirror. Tomorrow I'm listing all of my R gear for sale. This very issue is the reason it no longer makes sense for me to maintain any R gear. EOS here I come... Just in case anyone considers my remarks off topic, I'm holding on to my M7, M2, 24mm ASPH, 35mm 'Cron ASPH, 50mm Dual Range, 90mm Elmarit, 21mm Voigtlander :) Gary - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html