[LRflex] Re: Using R lenses on digital bodies...

  • From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 09:50:47 -0800

On Feb 7, 2010, at 9:42 AM, Aram Langhans wrote:

> I would like to know, too.  I don't' think it is possible.  I have looked 
> all through my menus many times.  Canon want to sell new lenses.  If they 
> made it convenient to use old manual lenses, either Canon or any other 
> brand, they would loose sales.  And canon has just announced they just sold 
> their 50 millionth EF lens.
> http://www.dpreview.com/news/1001/10012901canon50mef.asp
> That's a lot of lenses.
> 
> I would think that if such a compensation were available, it would be common 
> knowledge by now, but by all means, please look and find that info, because, 
> short of a firmware hack, I don't know of a fix.


please keep looking, just in case,

maybe someone hacked a fix...


Steve



> 
> Aram
> 
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Steve Barbour" <steve.barbour@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 8:36 AM
> To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Using R lenses on digital bodies...
> 
>> 
>> On Feb 7, 2010, at 1:15 AM, Herman Kempers wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Steve,
>>> Yes, that is a problem. Because there is no EXIF information from a R 
>>> lens (ROM isn't working) to the 5d, the body doesn't know what lens is 
>>> used and goes to a standard setting of 1.8  (if I'm correct...) With lens 
>>> open the exposure is -almost- correct in most cases, but stopping down 
>>> makes the exposure value changing to much for correct metering.
>>> 
>>> (the problem with todays camera's; they think to much.....but don't know 
>>> everything)
>>> 
>>> I have read a way to set a compensation  in the camera, but have to find 
>>> it back on the inernet.
>> 
>> 
>> please let me know...
>> 
>> thanks,
>> 
>> Steve
>>> 
>>> Give me some time.
>>> 
>>> Herman
>>> 
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