[LRflex] Re: Leitax Problems
- From: Alan Siegle <alansiegle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 17:26:05 -0700 (PDT)
Steve,
The screws came with the Leitax.
David has not answered my last two emails.
Alan
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Leitax Problems
From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 16:02:22 -0700
On Oct 4, 2009, at 3:30 PM, Alan Siegle wrote:
> I bought the Leitax for the Canon EOS digital system.
>
> I have a 1DS, and 1D Mark II. I mounted the Leitax on my Leica
> 80-200. I found that the screws provided are not long enough for
> all but two, which are very short screws. But this is secondary to
> the following problem.
>
> When I mounted the 80-200 on my cameras with the Leitax I got an
> error message 01 (lens communication), and the camera would not
> operate. I didn't try to mount the Leitax on any other of my Leica
> lenses, since the error message is from the adapter not which lens
> its on. When I removed the Leitax and put a Leica R to EOS adapter
> back on the Leica mount, my cameras worked as they always have
> previously.
>
> I have experienced this same problem with Kenko EOS auto extension
> tubes, a Canon FD to EOS adapter etc. When I use a cheap Chinese set
> of non-auto extension tubes my camera works fine.
I used with great success the leica R to Nikon leitax...
the screws are not part of the kit, you use the ones you already
have....
I assume you wrote to David Llado at Leitax to discuss this, what did
he say?
Steve
alansiegle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
View my photographs by visiting my Homepage at-
http://homepage.mac.com/alansiegle
Other related posts:
