[Leica] Run on Leica R lenses :-)

[creativevisions at verizon.net (Michael J Herring)]

I hope a trend has begun. This should help Leica.
I am planning on buying several Leica R lenses for my Canon DSLR.

Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: <nathan.wajsman@planet.nl>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>; <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 3:27 AM
Subject: [Leica] Run on Leica R lenses :-)


> Mark will no doubt be happy to hear that I have just bought another
> Leica lens, a 50mm Summilux R (no, not the latest version, I do not have
> that kind of money to blow on a 50mm lens) for use with my Canon DSLR --
> Canon does not have an L lens in that focal length, and I find the non-L
> Canon 50/1.4 that I have a bit too flimsy for my taste. Another Stephen
> Gandy adapter is on its way to me.
>
> In general, in the past 2-3 months there has been a veritable explosion
> of interest in Leica (and some Zeiss) glass on the Fred Miranda Canon
> forum. And it is not just migrating users like me who are using R glass
> on DSLRs; several people who have never owned Leica stuff are actually
> buying R lenses to use on their Canons. Maybe this is after they saw
> some of the 100mm Apo Macro shots I posted ;-)
>
> In any event, I hope that Leica is aware of this trend (if it is indeed
> a trend). It certainly is in keeping with my own opinion that Leica
> would be a lot better off if they dumped the bodies (certainly on the R
> side) and concentrated on the lenses. If several Canon users are willing
> to spend the money on R glass and go through the hazzle of locating and
> buying adapters to use that glass, then why not make it easier for them
> and make a line of R lenses in Canon, Nikon etc. mounts? The lenses
> would still be purely mechanical, but at least the need for an adapter
> would be eliminated and Leica might realize some incremental revenue and
> margin.
>
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
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