Works well enough for me: http://flickr.com/photos/mawz/397297416/
That was a test of a Summicron-R 50/2 that I'll hopefully be picking up next week (unless someone else gets it first) for use on my 10D. Of course, I'm fond of older glass, and currently use primarily AI era Nikkors and Super-Takumars on my 10D (there's an ST 55/1.8 on it right now). -Adam Thibouille wrote: > Mmm a Leica lens on an EOS body? > Should bring a nice quality result but what a weird look if you ask me. > > I wouldn't wannt put a DA18-55 on my KX ... > > 2007/2/24, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> I think if Leica was really smart, they'd redesign the few R lenses that >> don't clear the mirror on the 5D so that they were safe to mount, and >> then release a Leica-made REOS adaptor. The money is in the lenses and >> the R glass is rather popular these days with those willing to give up >> AF and open aperture metering to get truly world-class ultra-wides on >> EOS. R lenses would likely be more popular than they are if it wasn't >> for the fact that mirror clearance is more of an issue with R lenses >> than with C/Y or OM lenses (Which are the other two truly popular >> options, Nikon users having tended to go Nikon for digital). >> >> -Adam >> >> >> John Celio wrote: >>> Just curious: Considering this was news years ago, what prompted you to post >>> about it? >>> >>> At my last job, we were a major Leica dealer for the Bay Area. Most of our >>> Leica sales were for the M series stuff, but we had a very dedicated base of >>> R users, including a couple employees. The people who used Rs, especially >>> the last two models, swore by them: they're built like a tank, they're big >>> but comfortable, they have all the features one needs, etc. A couple years >>> before the shop closed, we were in the process of designing a Leica Boutique >>> to be built inside the store. Camera West, down in Monterey, has a >>> beautiful Leica Boutique (the first, I believe) that I saw around the time >>> Reed's was planning theirs, and it blew me away. It's heaven for Leica >>> users, and apparrently Leica was working with a very small number of camera >>> shops around the country to build more boutiques like it. Sadly, Reed's >>> boutique never happened. >>> >>> Quick on-topic note: towards the end, Reed's was working on a deal with >>> Pentax to become a major Pentax dealer. It didn't happen either, but wow, >>> it would have been a dream come true for me. >>> >>> I loved the M cameras, but I can understand that people would want Leica >>> optics with the accuracy of an SLR. I figure a rangefinder wouldn't be >>> ideal for shooting portraits, for instance. >>> >>> Two or three of our more well-off customers ordered the Digital Module R. I >>> got to hold an R9 with the module attatched for about 10 seconds, not enough >>> time to form an opinion, but I thought it was kinda nice. Hefty, sure, but >>> that's the R series for you. >>> >>> It's too bad the DMR is no longer in production. I hope Leica comes up with >>> something new to keep the R series going. Perhaps a digital-only R10, but >>> smaller and lighter, to attract new users? >>> >>> John >>> >>> -- >>> http://www.neovenator.com >>> http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Roman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 1:22 PM >>> Subject: Leica Camera AG - R System >>> >>> >>>> http://www.leica-camera.us/photography/r_system/ >>>> >>>> For film & digital. It's shoots on film and with digital back - it's >>>> DSLR in seconds. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
