[LRflex] Re: New member
- From: "wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:37:03 -0500
Steve Barbour wrote:
>On Jan 21, 2010, at 12:43 PM, David Scollard wrote:
>
>> Steve, since you're obviously enjoying success adapting other R lenses
to
>> your Nikon (as evinced by all the great shots you're posting on this
list),
>> I'm wondering why you wouldn't adapt your vario elmar 21-35. Are there
>> technical obstacles?
>
>it's a great lens, and your question, a great question....I have looked at
how to do
>that several times...there must some obstacle, and there is no existing
kit...
>
>I have written to David Llado regarding whether it can be done at all,
maybe by a >custom conversion...so we'll see....
It might have mirror clearance problems. I noted on leitax.com that the
late-model Leica 19mm Elmarit-R had to be "trimmed" to clear the D3's
mirror.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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