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Subject: [Leica] Leica R to Fuji X adapter?..
From: frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE)
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 20:04:09 +0100 (BST)
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No. It just is a dumb adapter except it has the optics in. It is a 0.71 
multiplier and increases the lens speed by 1 stop. So my 19mm f2.8 becomes a 
14mm f2, which gives the same field of view on the Fuji sensor as it did 
with film on my R8.

I haven't tried it with a long lens yet. The focusing with my 35mm f2 gets 
stiff just before infinity but I haven't found an obvious foul anywhere 
(yet). It is not on the list of lenses requiring modification.

http://www.metabones.com/product/fuji-x/leica-r-lens-to-fuji-x-adapter2013-01-14-06-08-54-detail


Frank D





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> From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> 
>Sent: Monday, 5 August 2013, 14:50
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R to  Fuji X adapter?..
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>Sent from my iPhone
>Steve Barbour
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>On Aug 5, 2013, at 3:58 AM, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> 
>wrote:
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>I Googled metabones. Selected what I wanted from their site and ordered 
>direct.
>FD
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>any new software needed Frank?
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>> ________________________________
>> From: David Ching <davidhhching at yahoo.com.sg>
>> To: Frank Dernie <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> 
>> Cc: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> 
>> Sent: Monday, 5 August 2013, 9:48
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R to? Fuji X adapter?..
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>> 
>> Dear Frank,
>> 
>> Thanks for the speedy reply.
>> 
>> Sounds very promising. How do I get the Metabones adapter? Bought the 
>> basic one and now using Fuji's own. The latest one by Brian is rather 
>> pricey right? 
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> David Ching
>> 
>> H.P. Tel. no.: +84 904684321 (Vietnam)
>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  : +65 92321098 (Singapore)
>> 
>> On 5 Aug, 2013, at 12:18 PM, Frank Dernie <frank.dernie at 
>> btinternet.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I tried my R lenses on Canon (EOS 1Ds mk2 and 5D) before buying my DMR. 
>>> I bought the optional Canon screen with split image and microprism 
>>> focusing aids, which seemed to work fairly well, but the 19mm clashes 
>>> with the mirror, perhaps others too. I found that the Canon 500mm f4 was 
>>> the best tele lens I had used and stopped using the R adapters.
>>> The metabones speed booster adapter makes a cropped sensor have the same 
>>> angle of view as 24x36, so the 21mm covers the same view on the X Pro-1 
>>> as it did with film. The optics in the adapter were designed by Brian 
>>> Caldwell so are probably as good as it gets for the price.
>>> FD
>>> 
>>> On 5 Aug, 2013, at 03:09, David Ching <davidhhching at yahoo.com.sg> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The Fuji has an even higher crop factor than the DMR. Doesn't this 
>>>> bother you too? 
>>>> 
>>>> I am planning to use my Leica R21-35 on my Canon 6D. But seems like the 
>>>> moving rear lens group protrudes rather too deeply. Some users advise 
>>>> that removing the lens shroud helps but I am not convinced. Thought of 
>>>> using it on my Fuji X Pro 1 but the same worries too. Has anyone done 
>>>> this successfully? 
>>>> 
>>>> Otherwise the 6D gives me full frame unlike the Fuji. My 80-200/4 works 
>>>> beautifully on the 6D. So does my Cron 50, R Lux 50 and 80 as well as 
>>>> the R35-70/4. My R180/3.4 isn't as sharp as R180/2.8 and R180/4 even at 
>>>> infinity. Wonder why? The R15/3.5 protrudes deeply too. Haven't tested 
>>>> my R shift lens PA Curtagon 35mm. 
>>>> 
>>>> Anyone have had experience using these R lenses on the Fuji X Pro 1 and 
>>>> also happy to share his experience? 
>>>> 
>>>> And like you Frank, I have about given up on the M too. Seems like Fuji 
>>>> is the main beneficiary on this list. It's not that Luggers are 
>>>> abandoning Leica, just that a few are preparing for the M. Yes?
>>>> 
>>>> David Ching
>> 
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