Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Taken from nemeng.com (you have to search the url, so ..............): "Can you mount Nikon or Canon SLR lenses onto Leica R bodies via an adapter ring? Why bother? Mainly because there are many specialist Japanese lenses which are unavailable in any other mount. Can you reuse them on Leica R bodies? Unfortunately - no. In both cases the LTF distance adjustment is negative, meaning you would have to mount the lens inside the camera body to obtain infinity focus. For Nikon the LTF difference is -0.5mm, for Canon EOS it's -3mm while for Canon FD it is -5mm. As this is realistically unworkable, the only option is to have a machinist re-engineer your lens' mount to Leica R. Alternatively - and more sensibly - why not just buy a "user" 2nd hand Nikon or Canon body? This would be a much cheaper way to go, no?" B. On 14-mrt-2006, at 16:15, Eric Korenman wrote: > yeah yeah - everyone is sticking leica glass on canon bodies. > Are there adapters to put canon glass on my R8? > > Why you ask? I occasionally need a super-wide (around 15mm) and > Leica's is > untouchable ($$). > What canon lens? > > thanks, > Eric > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information