[LRflex] Re: Nikon Step Down Mechanism Ponderings
- From: Richard Ward <ilovaussiesheps@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:40:21 -0500
The 'difficulty' of converting the mount and mechanisms inside the
D700 to R with Auto Aperture for that Lens Mount is that it makes
going Back to N mount just as difficult as taking it to R in the first
place. In my mind you'd be as an owner pretty stoutly buying into your
Nikon now being a 'Poor Man's Leica' going forward.
I also don't see much hope of a 'retrofit' adapter to make the R mount
take Nikon again in a fully operational manner. The Lens Flange
Differences would wreak havoc with infinity focus and restoring AF
communications and controls via an adapter for the adapted R mount
would be an engineering nightmare. imho
Richard
On Jan 20, 2011, at 12:26 PM, William B. Abbott III wrote:
> If the D700 had to be machined to make way for the adaptive R lens
> mechanism, I could contemplate a new retro-adapter that could be
> mounted on the D700 to restore it to all-Nikon functionality if
> desired.
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