[LRFlex] Re: Fotodiox/Novoflex - Canon quote + URL
- From: Bob Palmieri <rpalmier@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 18:37:29 -0600
Douglas -
Thanks for the very well lit & shot closeup of the Novoflex adapter - I
do like the idea of actual springs. 'Course, if I can maintain
sufficient tension with the Fotodiox it'll work for me, I think.
Also really liked a lot of your other less clinical work at that URL.
(Don't you also have an exceptional swan shot somewheres??)
I also found this bit informative -
Guido Krebs, is quoted as saying (my very rough translation, it's 2
AM here):
Is that what the "G" stood for in Maynard's name? If so, (and he's
dropped his first name for understandable reasons) he seems to have
gone on to bigger and better things...
Oy; I guess it's been a more stressful week than I thought.
Bob Palmieri
On Apr 1, 2005, at 5:58 PM, Douglas M. Sharp wrote:
Sorry, forgot the URL
http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_1067
Douglas M. Sharp wrote:
Bob,
maybe you missed this when you were away, this is a close up of the
spring mechanism on the Novoflex adapter. There are rumours that the
Leica mount part of this adapter, and of the Contax/EOS adapter
produced and sold in Germany by Foto Huppert, are actually supplied
by the makers of the Leica components.
Both companies are very reticent about saying who actually makes it.
Rumour has it that it's milled out of a piece of (phosphor?) bronze.
Foto Huppert also claims that the C/Y to EOS adapter is QC'd by Zeiss
machines.
Canon's marketing manager in Germany,
"Contax users are a very discerning group who see Canon as a real
alternative
since Contax is not presently offering a digital body. For this
reason we, at Canon, are pleased to see that there are adapters on
the market which enable Contax users to use all their lenses for
digital photography by buying "just"
one Canon body. The decision to upgrade to fast AF Canon-L high
quality lenses
then becomes much easier to make. For us, this group of users is a
welcome addition to our market segment to which we hope to
demonstrate and prove the quality of our complete programme"
I suppose you could just as well substitute the name Leica for Contax.
Cheers
Douglas
Bob Palmieri wrote:
To Whom It May Concern -
Gave another shot at contacting Kelvin this morning but didn't
suceed - will continue the pursuit on Monday.
I'm liking the fact that braver souls than me just went ahead and
pried with the screwdriver...
Bob Palmieri
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