Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/27

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Subject: [Leica] EF lenses on the SL
From: leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans)
Date: Fri, 27 May 2016 07:58:48 -0700
References: <31366086.1464268996499.JavaMail.wam@mswamui-valley.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <BLU173-DS2023FF920EAF39EF4CFEC5B8420@phx.gbl> <BD1ED3B5-4CCE-4811-9035-52CB5A661B0C@gmail.com> <C1835C0E-0374-4C4B-83C1-53257358676C@gmail.com> <18CCA2C8-F1A6-4393-AFEF-20D7E2BC7730@gmail.com>

But AFAIK, it does not autofocus or allow the camera to control the 
aperture.

Aram

-----Original Message----- 
From: Sonny Carter
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 9:41 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] EF lenses on the SL

They have one for F lenses, probably market driven.

Sent from my iPhone

Sonny Carter
http://www.SonC.com/look


> 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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