Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/11

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Subject: [Leica] Leica R Lenses on Canon DSLRs
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Tue Oct 11 17:56:57 2005
References: <200510102043.j9AKeRrr039277@server1.waverley.reid.org> <001b01c5cec6$dd91bf10$6e02e042@einstein>

I reckon you are right. They want Aram to spend more, so they target 
certain features he just "has to have" or thinks he has to have and 
bingo, your into the more expensive model. Nothing personal of course 
;-)

On 12/10/2005, at 10:49 AM, Aram Langhans wrote:

> Hmmm.  Do you think this was an "on purpose" or just needed for the 
> full frame capabilities of this camera?  I had been seriously thinking 
> this was my "in" for a DSLR, but now I don't know.  I also remember 
> seeing in the specs that it does not have focus confirmation.  Is this 
> correct?  Another "on purpose"???
>
> Aram
>
>
>> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 17:38:52 -0300
>> From: Robert Stevens <leica@robsteve.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R Lenses on Canon DSLRs
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>, lug@leica-users.org
>> Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20051010173732.044bd2d0@mail.robsteve.com>
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>> Gene:
>>
>> Guy Mancuso on Fred Miranda's forum just posted the following:
>>
>>
>>
>> 15mm 2.8 mirror hangs get error code
>> 19mm 2.8 mirror hangs get error code, I could file down a little
>> 21-35 get mirror shadow at 22mm get Mirror hang up at 21mm good from 
>> 23mm up
>> 28 2.8 get mirror hangs at infinity
>> 50mm 1.4 mm mirror shadow at infinity
>> 90 apo okay
>> 180 apo okay
>>
>>
>> Looks like the 5D is not a good choice with Leica lenses.
>>
>> Robert
>>
>
>
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Alastair


In reply to: Message from dnaplasmid at compwrx.com (Aram Langhans) ([Leica] Leica R Lenses on Canon DSLRs)