[LRflex] Re: EOS adapters was can you identify this bird?
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- Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 9:13:57 -0700
Hi Colin,=20
I read your adapter email and I recently sent this response to David Young =
with a vaguely similar issue. I have a Canon 1DS MK II and in addition to a=
number of Canon EF L lenses (all fine to a greater or lesser extent) I am =
also using leica R manuals which I think are actually a bit better than the=
Canons (based upon my very unscientific tests determined by shooting the s=
ame objects manually with adapted Leica and the Canon L's of the same foca=
l length and using the same lighting, etc). I got on to this email list af=
ter emailing Doug Herr about the issue and he was kind enough to get back t=
o me right away with some great pointers along with his Leica reviews. I mu=
st say the differences between the Canon L's and the Leicas are subtle...bu=
t the Leicas are a bit better both in bokeh and sharpness. I've found that =
the 50mm Summicron f2 is just great and relatively cheap used particularly =
since I don't care about 3 cam or ROM etc. I'm also using a 135mm Elmarit R=
2.8 2 cam which I read is not supposed to be that great.....but you couldn=
't prove that by me. I've done some superb portraits with it. I can use th=
e older Leica versions that make no difference to me. And the used Leicas a=
re a lot cheaper than the new EF L Canons. I like to shoot with manual focu=
s if I can and in that case the Leicas aren't much different to use than th=
e Canons. In some cases shooting candids that won't stand still I go the Ca=
non L's but otherwise I try to use the Leicas. I've read a lot about the ad=
apters available and while the Novoflex seems to be understood to be the be=
st, I'm using very inexpensive Chinese versions ($US15 to $US25) and they=
work just fine. I have the adapters mounted on the lenses so I'm not bugge=
ring around trying to use one adapter for 4 lenses which would be a pain. A=
t about $US200. for each Novoflex...I couldn't justify buying four of them =
but its no prob for eight of the cheapos. Actually there are so many adapte=
rs out there for the EOS that a whole new world of lenses is now available=
to me and I'm looking for good M42, Carl Zeiss and Nikons in addition to =
the Leicas to adapt to the 1DS. I have an old Nikon FTn collection (my firs=
t 35mm) with some good Nikon lenses that I can now use easily. A number of =
the Nikons are just fabulous. I have a like new Leica R3 but for a boob lik=
e me.... I'm not clever or patient enough to shoot film and then wait a we=
ek for processing before I see the results so I can simply adjust the 1DS f=
rame by frame to get the proper exposure and I'm loving it. I've bought a n=
umber of adapters from a Chinese seller and he speaks English perfectly and=
the prices are great and the products are fine and I've had no problems wi=
th them. If you're interested I can give you his email or you can simply go=
to eBay and find someone else. They may likely be very similar. I just pur=
chased a used 90mm Elmarit R 2.8 and am expecting it today. From what I've =
read this should be better than the Canon 135 L (which I must say is great)=
so I can't wait.
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If anyone can add anything to this please do.=20
Good Luck,=20
Harry
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> Colin Howarth asked:
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> >About those adapters, any comments on EOS adapters? I've heard of =3D20
> >Novoflex (150 EUR) and CameraQuest (175 $) Then on Ebay I see Chinese =
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> >made (Skink?) adapters for 22 EUR.
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> Hi Colin!
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> I used the Fotodiox adapter, with grea success, and could find no=20
> difference between it and the (double the price) CameraQuest adapter,=20
> though I know that Ted used the CameraQuest adapters with great satisfact=
ion.
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> I believe that the Novoflex adapter is the best of the bunch... it is=20
> rumoured that the actual lens mount is made by the firm which=20
> supplies them to Leica. Nice springs for keeping the lens fitting=20
> well without the need for any tweaking or adjustments. (See=20
> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/getting_a_grip.htm and=20
> http://nemeng.com/leica/002f.shtml as well as:=20
> http://nemeng.com/leica/017e.shtml )
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> As for the very low cost adapters, I've heard some reports that they=20
> work just fine, and others that they do not.... or work only with=20
> some lenses. It is, perhaps, an issue of price, and quality=20
> control. Sorry, no experience, here. Perhaps others can chime in,=20
> if they've tried the others.
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> Hope this helps!
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> Cheers!
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> David Young,
> Logan Lake, CANADA
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