Hi Guys,
Given I just arrived back from Hawaii where I used a Canon 20D and several
Leica R lenses with Stephen Gandy adapters all I can say is they work
beautifully.
I'm not one to mess around playing changing adapters and lenses when the
photo mood is right, so I bought 3 adapters for quick lens changes and a
couple of Canon lenses.
A quick look at images down loaded from full 1 & 2 gig cards to computer
last evening it appears at first glance everything looks great. :-) My
biggest frustration was "changing lenses not adapters" nothing but a big
pain in the ass.
In film on "work assignments" use 3 M7's and 2 or 3 motor driven R8's at the
same time, however before getting all hung-up into digital it was only 1 20D
for starters. Obviously some corrections are to be made considering my load
of Leica R glass. And only one camera body!!! :-(
So to alleviate this situation I'm likely going to another 20D body and
eliminate some more of the frustration for the remainder of this year's
shooting. And as 3 M7's languish on the shelf un-used for several months
now, not to mention R8's and motor drives. It appears I'm moving into the
full blown digital mode using Leica glass and adapters. :-)
There's an obvious "good look image from the Leica glass" in the 20D
results, particularly with the 80-200 f4.0 zoom and adapter. Not only that,
but the extra reach without weight factor due to the sensor size is
interesting without toting a 280mm 2.8, extenders or longer lenses.
But it never occurred to me to go any place else for adapters simply because
Stephen Gandy stands by his products and if you have a seemingly problem
he's only a quick phone call away with solid advice. Besides I like to stick
with buying from people I know and their immediate reputation than new
people unknown. However, that's the way I look at life, others have theirs
and quite often never the twain shall agree. ;-)
ted
As best I can tell it is. That's why I am trtying to tell people it's a good deal from Fotodiox. I bought mine from them and it was shipped very quickly.
On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 17:03:35 -0700, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@xxxxxxx> wrote:------It appears from the photos of this adapter on the e-*** site, that this is the identical R-EOS adapter that Gandy sells at 175 USD, correct?
Steve
Don Bledsoe wrote:
> Dave,
>
> It fits exceptionally well and focuses at infinity (something I was
> concerned about as I've had problems with other adapters not doing so,
> but those were old adapters for other mount cameras). The adapter
> locks into place solidly on the EOS body and the R lens locks solidly
> into place in the adapter, no looseness whatsoever on either end. The
> lens release for releasing the R lens from the adapter is simple and
> positive and very easy to get to (something I have heard can be a
> problem with the Novoflex adapter, but I have no first hand experience
> with the Novoflex adapter).
>
>
> On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:17:05 -0600, Dave Saalsaa <SaalsD@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
>
>>Don, how well does it work and fit? Are you happy with it?
>>
>>Dave
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Don Bledsoe" <d30gaijin@xxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 3:54 PM
>>Subject: [LRFlex] Re: Leica R to EOS adaptors ... alternative brands.
>>
>>
>>>Douglas,
>>>
>>>I'm not sure why they don't show them on their web site yet, but they
>>>do have them. Try emailing them that question. I got mine off of
>>>their eBay "Buy It Now" auction. I think they keep a running "Buy It
>>>Now" going for the adapter. Try this URL:
>>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30059&item=3868524092&rd=1
>>>
>>>Don
>>>
>>>
>>>On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:09:03 +0100, Douglas M. Sharp
>>><DouglasMSharp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Just been to http://www.Fotodiox.com - no mention of Leica to EOS at >>>>all,
>>>>lots
>>>>of M39 to just about everything, M42 to all sorts and Nikon to EOS.
>>>>Are they hiding it from us Europeans?
>>>>Douglas
>>>>BTW
>>>>Very happy with the Novoflex Leica-R/EOS adapter I picked up at >>>>Photokina
>>>>along
>>>>with a few other bits and pieces, about 20% off RRP and a voucher for >>>>10%
>>>>off my
>>>>next Novoflex purchases - that makes me like the company very much
>>>>indeed.
>>>>
>>>>Don Bledsoe wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Why pay $175 plus shipping from Camera Quest for a Leica R to EOS
>>>>>>adapter when you can get the Leica R to EOS adapter for $89 plus
>>>>>>shipping as a "Buy It Now" item from Fotodiox on eBay or simply >>>>>>order
>>>>>>direct from http://www.Fotodiox.com and bypass eBay?
>>>>>>
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