Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The only R lens which I would -really- like to use on a Canon or Nikon is the 19mm, and it doesn't fit :-( Frank On 11 Nov, 2009, at 00:29, George Lottermoser wrote: > Only partly true Mark. > > I've two Leica R to Canon adapters > and another on the way. > Use them when appropriate > > Yes. It works. It's workable. It's possible. You can do it and achieve > fine results. > > However, > the moment one takes an R lens off the Canon > and puts the same lens on the R8/DMR > everything works flawlessly, as intended, again. > Dream come true. > > And conversely, > with Canon lenses on Canon bodies > one does not compromise designed functionality of either body or lens. > > Hacking bits and pieces of different systems together provides real fun > and useable yet compromised functionality. > > Well there you are. > Back to systems designed and built to work with their various parts at > full functionality. > > Obviously at the price of the adapters > it makes sense to have them in your kit > if you have some favorite R glass. > But it remains a compromise of the designed functionality of the lens. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On Nov 10, 2009, at 6:06 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> The people that have the most problem on this list with the Leitax >> adaptors >> on the Canon and Nikons are the ones who've not used them. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information