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

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Subject: [Leica] Canon DSLR R lens use
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Tue Mar 18 09:05:26 2008

Michiel,

Thanks for the info.  I will know pretty soon as I am going to pick it up at 
the post office in a few minutes.

Regards,
Gene

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Michiel Fokkema@wanadoo.nl" <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl>
>
> 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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