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

  • From: "Dave Saalsaa" <dsaalsaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:44:17 -0600

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
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From: "Gary Todoroff" <datamaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 6:42 PM
Subject: [LRflex] Adapting Leica M lenses to Leica R (?)


> 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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