> focussing an R lens > on an M camera is hit/miss. Correct, except for very short (ultra wide angle) lenses, where the DOF is sufficient for zone focusing. I have used the R21-35, but mainly other (third party) lenses with adapters: 20mm/4.0 Zeiss Flektogon : http://www.leicaphoto.net/discus/messages/7/740.html?1165825370 16mm/2.8 Zenitar : http://www.leicaphoto.net/discus/messages/7/791.html?1166893312 My favorite in this class is the 20mm/4.0 Nikkor : http://www.leicaphoto.net/discus/messages/7/1022.html?1184085061 ----------------original message----------------- From: "Doug Herr" wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:39:28 -0400 (EDT) ------------------------------------------------- >>and since we got into this, what do we know about R lenses on the M >>series, and vice versa...in terms of adapters, use, overall >>compatibility, and ability to focus at infinity? > > Without live view or a real focussing viewfinder of some sort, focussing an R lens > on an M camera is hit/miss. Also- M cameras up to this point have no communication > from camera to lens, i.e., the camera can't tell the lens to stop down, so the lens > is at working aperture. Can make ground-glass or live-view focussing slower and > less accurate. > > Existing R-to-M adapters will allow infinity focus. ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/