Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/18

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Subject: [Leica] Canon DSLR R lens use
From: michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema@wanadoo.nl)
Date: Tue Mar 18 07:37:41 2008
References: <031820081312.14064.47DFBFD5000B0CE2000036F0219791299503010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com> <F63EB197-C682-4ED2-80CC-AD3BE218C0AA@comcast.net>

On the 20d the elmarit 24 is oke.
AFAIK any leica R lens is oke on a 20d. Well probably the first
angulons which required mlu are not.

Cheers,
Michiel Fokkema

On 18/03/2008, Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote:
> Gene,
>
>  Be very careful with the 24mm Elmarit-R. It extends pretty far into
>  the Canon body and may hit the mirror. The 20d may be OK but I know
>  it does hit the mirror on a full frame 5D.
>
>  Len
>
>
>  On Mar 18, 2008, at 9:12 AM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:
>
>  > Michiel, Nathan, Mehrad, Steve, and Don,
>  >
>  > Thanks for the info, it is appreciated.  I did see the focus
>  > confirmation adapters but all seem to come from Hong Kong.  I'm a
>  > bit uneasy of going this route, and Paypal and I do not get along
>  > very well.  If I could find a source here in the US, I would
>  > certainly try one, as I do have a 24 Elmarit R I want to use on it.
>  >
>  > Cheers,
>  > Gene
>  >
>  > -------------- Original message ----------------------
>  > From: "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com>
>  >>
>  >> Gene,
>  >> Normally you will not have any exposure issues.  With some lenses
>  >> at some
>  >> apertures you will encounter sub-optimal exposures.  The trick is
>  >> to turn on
>  >> your histogram and check it frequently for the first few hundred
>  >> exposures
>  >> to get a feel for how the combination is working for you.  For
>  >> example, I
>  >> use a 85mm Helios lens on Canon's and wide open it overexposes by
>  >> about one
>  >> stop, I don't have that issue with 50mm Nikkors or a 105 Nikkor.
>  >> So, you
>  >> probably will not have any problems but check to make sure: Murphy
>  >> has a
>  >> habit of intruding when you need a particular image to come out
>  >> perfect.
>  >>
>  >> Enjoy your new toy!
>  >>
>  >> Don
>  >>
>  >> On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 12:25 AM, <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote:
>  >>
>  >>> Well, I made the plunge and got a Canon 20D used and ordered a R
>  >>> adapter
>  >>> from Stephan Gandy, which should arrive tomorrow, Tuesday.  I
>  >>> remember some
>  >>> discussion on exposure problems with some of the Canon Digitals
>  >>> with R
>  >>> lenses.  Is there anything I need to set special on the 20D?  Or
>  >>> just put in
>  >>> Aperture Priority and start shooting?  I checked the archives but
>  >>> did not
>  >>> see anything.  This is a stop gap while I wait to see what if
>  >>> anything shows
>  >>> up at Photokina in the form of a R10.  Also how big of a CF card
>  >>> can be used
>  >>> with the 20D?
>  >>>
>  >>> Thanks for any help,
>  >>> Gene
>  >>>
>  >>>
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>  >>>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> --
>  >> Don
>  >> don.dory@gmail.com
>  >>
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