[LRflex] Re: SV: Re: Adapting Leica M lenses to Leica R (?)

No there is not automatice aperture because M lenses never had that. :-) 
Yes, I can focus to infinity.

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Bedsted" <Tim.Bedsted@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 8:44 AM
Subject: [LRflex] SV: Re: Adapting Leica M lenses to Leica R (?)


> Dave,
>
> How well is the Leica m to R adapter working out for you? Do you have 
> automatic aperture coupling and ability to fous to infinity?
>
> Regards,
> Tim
>
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- 
> Fra: leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx på vegne af Dave Saalsaa
> Sendt: ma 27/03/2006 4:03
> Til: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc:
> Emne: [LRflex] Re: Adapting Leica M lenses to Leica R (?)
>
>
>
> Ah, Gary,  your 50mm lens would not become equivalent to a 25mm lens on 
> your
> E-330, it would become a longer lens.  I don't know the factor but 
> probably
> something in the 80mm range.    One thing I have done with some of my 
> older
> Leica lenses like the  135mm Hector is unscrew the  lens capsule from the
> Hector barrel and use it with the focusing barrel for Visoflex.  That
> focusing barrel with the correct adapter tube and adapter to my Canon 20D
> works well as a macro lens.   Surprisingly well in fact. I use a Leica M 
> to
> R adapter and then a Leica R to EOS adapter.  You can do the same thing 
> with
> the other Visoflex compatible lenses as long as you have the correct tube 
> to
> mount them to the focusing barrel and still maintain infinity focus.   But 
> a
> simpler and much less expensive solution is to buy an M 42 adapter and use
> some of the old Pentax Takumar lens which can be picked up for  less than
> $20 on ebay.   All of the Takumar 50mm lenses are superb.  The 35mm  f/3.5
> Takumar would be close to the 50mm focal length on your E-330.  I also use
> (to keep this more on topic) the Leica 35mm Elmarit R with adapter on my 
> 20D
> and it gives very nice results.  Super sharp lens and since  you are
> basically using the center of the optical coverage it works well wide 
> open.
> Have fun playing with different lenses and adapters.  I am having a ball
> trying out new things and cobbling up different combinations.
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Todoroff" <datamaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 11:59 PM
> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Adapting Leica M lenses to Leica R (?)
>
>
> > Juan and Jerry - actually I do have some Visoflex capable lenses and 
> > some
> > of
> > the adapters. May have to give it a try. With all the great features of
> > the
> > Olympus E-330, there is nothing that gives me the equivalent of my
> > Summilux
> > 50/1.4 on an M3. With the FourThirds format, how great would it be to 
> > have
> > a
> > small, sharp, prime lens 25mm f1.4?!
> > Gary
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Juan 
> >> Gea-Banacloche
> >> Gary,
> >>
> >> You can always use Visoflex lenses-- I don't know there is any option
> >> shorter than 65mm, but you may be able to get 65, 90, 135 and 280mm.
> >> Then you need the adapter 14167 on one of its incarnations...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mar 26, 2006, at 9:08 PM, Gary Todoroff wrote:
> >>
> >> > Well, that settles that, unless I want to do portrait photography -
> >> > - - one
> >> > eye at a time!
> >> > Thanks, Dave.
> >> > Gary
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >
> >> >> It won't work.  A 50mm lens will only focus to about  6 inches.
> >> >> The shorter
> >> >> the focal length of the lens the closer the focus will be.
> >> >>
> >> >> Dave
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Gary Todoroff" <datamaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >
> >> >>> Anyone had experience with or know of lens adapters that will
> >> >> put a Leica
> >> >>> M
> >> >>> lens on an R camera mount? I know that such a combination puts
> >> >> the M lens
> >> >>> too far from the body to focus on infinity - sort of like adding an
> >> >>> extension tube to the M lens. But would a 35 or 50mm M lens focus
> >> >>> close
> >> >>> enough - say down to ten feet - to be of use for some situations?
> >> >>> Gary T
> >>
> >>
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