Leica R to Canon DSLR adaptors

[LeicaFoReVer]

Anybody having experience on that?

I have a 70-210mm Leica-R lens I used to use and a Canon 20d. Shall I bother trying it on Canon?

This lens is produced by minolta and not a special one. Or shall I sell it and buy a digital lens for canon?

Thanks,

 

[hans voralberg]

The adapter is quite cheap, ~$20 so I dont think it hurts much to try. Focus will be rather difficult on the 20d though

 

[Benjamin Marks]

I tried with faster primes on the original Canon digi-rebel. The focusing screen was too small to accurately focus my lenses. I sold the camera. Leica primes work a treat with the 5D+adapter, but that camera has a big-boy focusing screen and a much larger viewfinder, and I suspect that makes all the difference. The 20D has more or less the same size focusing screen as the other 1.5 crop cameras of its generation. Unless you've got really good eyes I'd save your money.

Ben Marks

 

[LeicaFoReVer]

I am not so eager to try as it is not a special lens and it is not prime. I also heard that the adaptor can only be adjusted for infinity for one focal length. Is that true?

 

[danielnorton]

YOu can get an adapter with a focus confirmation chip as well, I think they run $50-60 range

 

[Steve M.]

Benjamin is right. It will surely be difficult to focus. The metering will be off as well and you'll have to do stop down metering. The Canon meter isn't good at that w/ non Canon lenses. I had an R 50 Summicron on an EOS film body and it worked ok, but your tele zoom is going to be difficult. Not being a genuine Leica lens it won't have that special Leica IQ either. So the short answer (a little too late for that I know) is yes it will work but it will be a PITA,

 

[LeicaFoReVer]

Thanks Steve...