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
focal plane to interfere with the chip.  Not yet tested with an adapter.

Thanks to Steve Barbour, Aram Langans, Doug Herr, Xavier Bill, Bill Abbott, Fred Hess,
Bob Shaw*, Gary Pinkerton, Howard Cummer, Wu Cheng, Gary Todoroff & Bob Hutton
for the information included here.

If you want to compare the Russian Dandelion AF confirm chip with the
Shanghai Specials, discussed above, click
here.

If you wish to read previously published articles on Leica,
you can find them by clicking here.

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
see if it has a guard similar to that shown above.  Either way, please email me at
dsy(at)furnfeather.net and let me know, so I can add it to the list.  Many thanks.

 

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