Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/17

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Subject: [Leica] Does anyone shoot a Leica R 15mm f2.8 or f3.5 on a Leica M9 or M8?
From: vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko)
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:33:45 -0500
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I'm waiting for a Novoflex R-lens to M-body adapter to arrive (ETA mid 
January).

In my recent bout of GAS, I bought some nifty R wides, but they have ROM 
contacts.  The classical Leica R to M adapter doesn't allow fitting the 
ROM lenses.

...Vick


On 12/17/2010 6:21 PM, Richard Man wrote:
> Come On Vick, stop torturing yourself, just get that whatever Leica M has 
> in
> that focal length and be done with it :-)
>
> Heck, try the Distagon 15/2.8. I heard it's spectacular.
>
> On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Vick Ko<vick.ko at sympatico.ca>  wrote:
>
>> Does anyone shoot a Leica R 15mm f2.8 or f3.5 on a Leica M9 or M8?
>>
>> I figure with the long back focus design, they must be absolutely
>> spectacular on a digital M.
>>
>> ....Vick
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] Does anyone shoot a Leica R 15mm f2.8 or f3.5 on a Leica M9 or M8?)
Message from richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Does anyone shoot a Leica R 15mm f2.8 or f3.5 on a Leica M9 or M8?)