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Subject: [Leica] Another R option
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:15:43 -0700
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On Jun 11, 2011, at 1:41 PM, Doug Herr wrote:

> Steve Barbour wrote:
> 
>> On Jun 11, 2011, at 1:14 PM, Doug Herr wrote:
>> 
>>> I sent a query to Luis Guevara of sigmacumlaude.com asking if he has 
>>> considered offering a conversion of the Sony A900 to R mount.
>>> 
>>> His response is that he's been considering this conversion for his own 
>>> personal use. The only thing stopping him is not having an A900.
>>> 
>>> He says that if I were to supply an A900 body and a signed release of 
>>> liability he can do a one-off conversion for US$350. If I'm 
>>> understanding him correctly the body isn't modified, it's just a 
>>> replacement flange. I'd confirm this before committing a body to the 
>>> conversion.
>>> 
>>> I'm sure it would be manual aperture, just like a leitax mount 
>>> conversion.  One advantage of this conversion over leitax is the lens is 
>>> not modified so it can still be used on an R film body.  A disadvantage 
>>> is that the modified body would not be able to use any lenses other than 
>>> Leica R.
>>> 
>>> An advantage of this over an adapter + Canon body is no mirror clearance 
>>> problems because from the SL2 onward Leica used the Minolta mirror box 
>>> specs.
>> 
>> 
>> are you thinking of doing this for your use Doug?
>> 
>> are you feeling that the quality of the A900 is high enough to make it 
>> worthwhile, for you, for Leica R glass etc ?
>> 
> 
> I'm exploring options in case of an unrepairable DMR failure or loss.  
> Using R lenses on any camera other than Leica R means losing the 
> auto-aperture but the A900's color quality, excellent viewfinder and 
> full-frame sensor with lots and lots of pixels are very appealing, and 
> converting the camera's mount instead of the lens means I can still use 
> the lenses on SL bodies.  And no mirror clearance problems.


I think this sounds like a very reasonable solution,

please Doug keep us posted...


Steve


> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> 
> 
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Replies: Reply from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] Another R option)
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