[LRflex] Re: R-to-EOS adapter with focus confirmation

Hi Eric & Jan,

Yes Eric, comment should have been to Jan sorry I misread the thread. I e=
xpect
the adaptor from Singapore was OK but didn't activate the switch in the 5=
D.


If it is of interest a quick search on a well known auction site suggests=

an adapter to work on all film and digital EOS is now available - I expec=
t
it had a 'pin' or similar to push the switch in the 5D and other cameras
without the need to "bodge". I haven't got one so can't give a firm recom=
mendation.
However, given there is clearly a small industry - one that is also doing=

some basic R&D - my guess is these adaptors are selling well. Leica may e=
ven
sell a few more R lenses to Canon owners maybe?

On another matter, if anyone else gets a slightly sloppy adaptor I've gre=
atly
improved the fit of one of my adapters (HK variety) by inserting a thin b=
lade
screwdriver into the gaps in the flange and opening them up a little bit.=



Best wishes for 2007

Keith

>-- Original Message --
>Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:40:52 -0800
>From: LEICAFLEX <leicaflex@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [LRflex] Re: R-to-EOS adapter with focus confirmation
>Reply-to: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>Hi Keith -
>
>I think you meant to answer Jan Ris re: a non-compliant EOS-to-R
>adapter w/focus confirmation on his 5D......... ;-) !
>
>Jan, why not complain to your source - perhaps you have a defective
>sample?  FYI - I am using the Tagotech (Singapore) adapter with an EU
>chip.  I have no experience with any quirks on a 5D since my usage has
>been only on a Canon 20D.  IMHO I wouldn't keep trying in case you do
>something undesirable to the Canon body mount.  FYI I had a Nikon Ai
>mount adapter also from Tagotech that had adhesive streaks on the chip
>contacts and focus confirmation didn't function until I scraped off
>this residue.
>
>Back to photography - when I first bought the adapter, I thought that
>focus confirmation would be good for wide angle shots in low light,
>like my experimental Christmas Lights series posted previously using
>the Super Angulon 21/4 on a 20D:
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/ecky/sets/72157594435414115/
>I was also pleased with the E-TTL flash results which the adapter
>supports - used a slave unit in addition to the pop-up flash in the
>last 2 shots.
>
>Just wanted to report on the intuitively obvious - turns out using the
>focus confirmation adapter is also good for tricky macro shots with
>long lenses in broad daylight.  This adapter can be left on the camera
>body while I interchange R-lenses, and runs shy of $60 less S/H
>compared to other adapters w/chip being sold on the auction site at
>$20-30 more.
>
>Good luck, Jan - my sentiment echoes Keith in that you won't regret
>solving your present LeiCanon conundrum. Photography in general
>teaches one patience, albeit along with feelings of frustration for
>now.  I actually bought 2 Rollei QBM-to-EOS adapters and kept them in
>the drawer one whole year before getting a Canon D-SLR, and I picked a
>used 20D rather than a new Rebel XTi because of the former's brighter
>viewfinder......knowing full well that I would need all the focussing
>help I can get in a stopped-down mode ;-)!   Look forward to hearing
>the resolution of this situation for you, and also to see your
>LeiCanon shots!
>
>Cheers, Eric
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