Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/26

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Subject: [Leica] EF lenses on the SL
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Thu, 26 May 2016 23:41:03 -0500
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They have one for F lenses, probably market driven.

Sent from my iPhone

Sonny Carter
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> On May 26, 2016, at 11:23 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On May 26, 2016, at 9:13 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 26, 2016, at 7:30 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Great.  Wonder if there will be a Nikon G lens adapter? I notice that 
>>> there is still none for Sony that allows lens control. Maybe something 
>>> Nikon is doing, or not doing, that makes this impossible.
> 
> 
> I do not know. I was told that the adapter maker must do this 
> independently (at least for the Canon lenses.) Clearly the situation will 
> vary depending on the source of money, and on the presence or absence of 
> legal encouragement.
> 
> 
> steve
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Metabones has a similar adapter, firmware updatable, which permits Canon 
>> EF and EF-S  lenses to be used in fully automatic fashion  on  Sony (E or 
>> NEX mount) bodies. I have used it. It works very well with most Cannon EF 
>> lenses. I do not know about the financial and legal issues that must be 
>> surmounted in order to develop such a smart adapter.
>> 
>> Steve 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Doug Herr
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 6:23 AM
>>> To: lug at leica-users.org
>>> Subject: [Leica] EF lenses on the SL
>>> 
>>> http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-news/2016/05/novoflex-leica-sl-canon-eos-af-adapter/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Doug Herr
>>> Birdman of Sacramento
>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
>>> 
>>> 
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