The Trouble With
Adapters....
Chinese Leica-R to Four-thirds "Lip" problems.
If you
want to compare the Russian Dandelion AF confirm chip with the
Shanghai Specials, discussed above, click here.
15mm 3.5 Super Elmar (#11213) | Q | ||
16mm 2.8 Fish Eye Elamrit | OK | ||
19mm 2.8 Elmarit (#11225) | NG | ||
21mm 4.0 Super Angulon-R | OK | ||
24mm 2.8 Elmarit-R | Q | ||
28mm 2.8 Elmarit-R (first version) | Q | ||
28mm 2.8 Elmarit-R ROM | OK | ||
35mm 1.4 Summilux-R | NG | ||
35mm 2.8 Elmarit-R | Q | ||
35mm 2.0 Summicron-R (first version) | Q | ||
35mm 2.0 Summicron-R (second version) | Q | ||
50mm 1.4 Summulix-R (which version?)_ | Q | ||
50mm 2.0 Summicron-R (early version) | NG | ||
50mm 2.0 Summicron-R (2nd version) | Q | ||
50mm 2.0 Summicron-R (ROM) | NG | ||
50mm 1.4 Summilux (version ?) | OK | ||
60mm 2.8 Elmarit | OK | ||
80mm 1.4 Summilux | OK | ||
90mm 2.8 Elmarit | OK | ||
90mm 2.0 Summicron (early & late versions) | OK | ||
100mm 2.8 Elmarit | OK | ||
100mm 2.8 APO Elmarit-R ROM | OK | ||
180mm 3.4 APO | OK | ||
180mm 2.8 APO Elmarit (#11923) | OK | ||
180 mm 2.0 Summicron | OK | ||
250mm 4.0 (1st version) | OK | ||
400mm f6/8 Telyt | OK | ||
560mm f6/8 Telyt | OK | ||
21~35 Vario | Q | ||
28~90 Vario-Elmar* | OK | ||
35~70 3.5 Vario-Elmar | OK | ||
35~70 4.0 Vario-Elmar | Q | ||
70~180 2.8 APO Vario-Elmarit | OK | ||
80~200 4.0 Vario-Elmar | OK | ||
OK means this lens has no lip, and should work just fine. NG means No Good - the "lip" or "guard" interferes with infinity focus. Q means Questionable These lenses have a lip, which may prevent infinity focus, but these lenses has not yet been tested with an adapter. * denotes no lip, but some
concern that the entire lens barrel may move close enough to the Thanks
to Steve Barbour, Aram Langans, Doug Herr, Xavier Bill, Bill Abbott,
Fred Hess, If you
want to compare the Russian Dandelion AF confirm chip with the If you
wish to read previously published articles on Leica, If you wish to check out my wildlife photos, click here. If you
have a Leitz/Leica lens not shown here, please take a moment to look at
the back and
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