[LRflex] Re: DMR Question - Adaptall mount lenses

  • From: "Bille Xavier F." <hot_billexf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 16:12:04 +0200

Hello Juan All,

When I went to David Young's place we tried the Tamron Zoom I had on his R8. 
But we did present it on the body without actually mounting it. It seemed 
not to be adapted.

FWIW.
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Xavier F. BILLE
Maisons-Alfort - France.





>From: Juan Gea-Banacloche <banacloj@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: Alan Siegle <alansiegle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>CC: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [LRflex] Re: DMR Question - Adaptall mount lenses
>Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 23:53:34 -0500
>
>Alan,
>I am checking it as I write: it is an adaptall 2 for R4. It
>explicitly says it cannot be used with the R3 or the Leicaflex/SL/
>SL2. The mount itself only says L/R.
>For mounting and unmounting it on the lens I just follow the
>instructions: align green dots and turn clockwise. The coupling key
>of the mount typically slides into the matching slot on the lens
>aperture ring. No problem mounting the lens on the (very early) R8.
>
>Juan
>
>On Mar 31, 2006, at 11:04 AM, Alan Siegle wrote:
>
> > Juan,
> >
> > Which Adaptall mount do you have. Is there any special markings on
> > the one you have.
> >
> > Thanks for the information.
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > From: Juan Gea-Banacloche <banacloj@xxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [LRflex] Re: DMR Question - Adaptall mount lenses
> > Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 09:20:37 -0500
> >
> > This depends on the mount. I am sure they are not recommended, but I
> > mounted and used the 17mm successfully on my R8. I don't know what
> > the differences are (other than there was an adaptall II  mount for
> > the R3 and another for the R4 and then the adaptall II R mount), but
> > I know mine works just fine in terms of exposure (it gives wrong
> > aperture information in the viewfinder, but it does not seem to
> > matter).
> >
> >
> > alansiegle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > View my photographs by visiting my Homepage at- http://
> > homepage.mac.com/alansiegle
>
>
>
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