ryee3 Posted April 4, 2010 Share #1 Posted April 4, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Fotodiox Pro Adapter selling on amazon. Is this like the Leitax adapter. Does one still have to disassemble the R lens mount to place the Fotodiox adapter? Anyone who has experience with this adaptor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 Hi ryee3, Take a look here Fotodiox Pro Adapter, Leica R Lens to Nikon Camera Mount Adapter . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
andybarton Posted April 4, 2010 Share #2 Posted April 4, 2010 Those are adaptors to mount onto Canons. I couldn't see an R-> Nikon version on their website. Canons and Rs mount clockwise, Nikons mount anti-clockwise. That's one of the reasons why you need to physically change the mount, not just use an adaptor. The Leitax ones work beautifully, and take about 10 minutes (max) to fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted April 4, 2010 Share #3 Posted April 4, 2010 From: Leica FAQ - Leica R & M lens mount adapters ? "You cannot mount Nikon F lenses onto Leica R cameras or vice-versa without modification as the LTF difference is only 0.5mm — too thin to be able to machine an adapter ring to fit. So one solution is radical lens or body mount surgery by a camera technician." You can find a conversion ring here: Amazon.com: Fotodiox Pro Adapter, Leica R Lens to Nikon Camera Mount Adapter -- for Nikon D1, D2, D2x, D2h, D3, D3x, D3h, D100, D200, D300, D300s, D700, D40, D40x, D50, D60, D70, D70s, D80, D90, D5000, D3000: Camera & Photo K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted April 4, 2010 Share #4 Posted April 4, 2010 That is more or less identical to the Leitax solution that I use, but these rings aren't obvious on the Fotodiox website. Radical lens surgery is a bit drastic on Andrew's part. It's dead simple, at least with the Leitax solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted April 4, 2010 Share #5 Posted April 4, 2010 Andy, Agreed. Thanks, K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
integrale Posted April 5, 2010 Share #6 Posted April 5, 2010 Fotodiox Pro Adapter selling on amazon. Is this like the Leitax adapter. Does one still have to disassemble the R lens mount to place the Fotodiox adapter? Anyone who has experience with this adaptor. The Leitax solution has been discussed (and recommended) in several threads here; do a search and I'm certain you will get several hits. As others have said, it really is a non-radical and fairly simpel - as well as fully reversible - procedure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted April 7, 2010 Share #7 Posted April 7, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) i thought i heard somewhere along the way that Fotodiox made the adapter for leica .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted April 7, 2010 Share #8 Posted April 7, 2010 i thought i heard somewhere along the way that Fotodiox made the adapter for leica .... There is no adapter - only a Nikon ring for physically replacing the R Mount, it's a conversion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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