ironringer Posted February 9, 2014 Share #421 Posted February 9, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) £230 inc VAT in the UK. Hmmmh, that's the price of a pretty good (new) digital camera in Canada, or the price of a nice IIIf body. I suppose for someone who alteady has an M240, it's relatively inexpensive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 Hi ironringer, Take a look here waiting for the R to M adapter. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Jeff S Posted February 9, 2014 Share #422 Posted February 9, 2014 Hmmmh, that's the price of a pretty good (new) digital camera in Canada, or the price of a nice IIIf body. Heck, it's not even two-thirds the cost of the replacement 35mm f1.4 hood. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted February 10, 2014 Share #423 Posted February 10, 2014 For a new observer of this thread, what is the price, in Canada and elsewhere, of these apparently slow-to-arrive and rare R to M240 adapters? US$319 in the US. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted February 10, 2014 Share #424 Posted February 10, 2014 Leica R Adapter M - Leica Store Miami Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
4X5B&W Posted February 10, 2014 Share #425 Posted February 10, 2014 For an extremely well designed and manufactured product, I find the adapter to be very reasonably priced. The performance with R lenses is first rate, I am extremely happy with mine. I doubt that any R lens owner would be disappointed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted February 10, 2014 Share #426 Posted February 10, 2014 Sorry, I mistyped in post #423 above, the price is US$310. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModernMan Posted February 11, 2014 Share #427 Posted February 11, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just received mine today (Northern California). The fit and finish exceed my expectations. Although the Novoflex LEM/LER did the job, the Leica version is a clearly superior piece of metalwork, in my opinion. As beautiful as the CNC work and the elegantly-engineeered tripod socket are, the 18-month delay to market remains an impenetrable mystery. But we live from this day forward... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted February 12, 2014 Share #428 Posted February 12, 2014 It beggars belief that, 17 months on from announcement, this is still not freely available.I want to buy a second one (no chance) to have one with and without the tripod mount because fitting it is not the work of a moment and only some of the lenses I have will benefit from it. Pleased to say that, thanks to a heads-up from another forum member, I've now bought a second, so meeting my need for one with tripod mount for macro and tele work and one for normal use. I have to say the R lenses are rather fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
masjah Posted February 12, 2014 Share #429 Posted February 12, 2014 ....... I have to say the R lenses are rather fine. Some say the best kept secret in the photographic world..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
4X5B&W Posted February 12, 2014 Share #430 Posted February 12, 2014 Some say the best kept secret in the photographic world..... 80 Summilux, 100 Macro Apo, 180 Apo's, as well as the really exotic long Apo telephotos……what's not to like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted February 12, 2014 Share #431 Posted February 12, 2014 80 Summilux, 100 Macro Apo, 180 Apo's, as well as the really exotic long Apo telephotos……what's not to like Not forgetting the 19/2.8 Elmarit-R v2 and the fantastic 28-90 Vario-Elmarit-R aspherical of course. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted February 12, 2014 Share #432 Posted February 12, 2014 80 Summilux, 100 Macro Apo, 180 Apo's, as well as the really exotic long Apo telephotos……what's not to like The weight is what kills me from using my long teles. Very much like the 15/2.8, APO 180/2.8, but the APO280/4 and 105-280 are monsters (as are any long teles of quality). I still like my APO 70-180, but again there weight is my limiting factor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 12, 2014 Share #433 Posted February 12, 2014 Finally, on the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 12, 2014 Share #434 Posted February 12, 2014 Too bad my camera is vacationing in beautiful New Jersey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted February 13, 2014 Share #435 Posted February 13, 2014 Bill I very much like the 28-90. The 35-70/4 has a macro button, but I like the 28-90 more, even without macro. To me the best long zoom is the 70-180 because it is an APO. I have been looking at both. The Macro version seems to go for $1400 average. The 28-90 is $6000 to $8000. Not sure if I can go there. Maybe the 28 to 70. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted February 13, 2014 Share #436 Posted February 13, 2014 My R to M arrived today and it is an extremely well made adapter. Now for a ZOOM lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 13, 2014 Share #437 Posted February 13, 2014 The weight is what kills me from using my long teles. Very much like the 15/2.8, APO 180/2.8, but the APO280/4 and 105-280 are monsters (as are any long teles of quality). I still like my APO 70-180, but again there weight is my limiting factor. Lou, When I get back from India, I may sell my 80-200/f4, which is OK quality but I want a longer lens. I have a Tele Tessar 300/f4 but that is an old design and wide open is less than wonderful. I am going to get the last Contax MF lens designed (along with the 28-85), the 100-300 Vario Sonnar. Tests put this lens right up with the Leica APO zooms but it is much lighter (about the same as the 80-200), compact and has the feature I have come to appreciate on my 28-85, one touch zoom/focus. I already have a Novoflex LEM/CONT and the tripod support ring should be out soon. Having been humping my 240 with Noctilux mounted on it a lot over the last two weeks in temperatures up to 35º and 85% humidity, I agree, weight is a killer. The good news is that the dreaded over temperature lock up has not struck to date but I have not been using the EVF except in the evenings, when it makes focusing the Nocti a whole lot easier with its light amplification. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likaleica Posted February 13, 2014 Share #438 Posted February 13, 2014 Mine finally arrived and am now able to use my beloved 100mm apo macro R lens again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted February 13, 2014 Share #439 Posted February 13, 2014 It does look like they are starting to appear in greater volumes. Leica has finally woken up to the real level of interest in using their back catalogue of lenses and we could even have a situation where there are more R lenses being actively used on M240s than are still being used on Rx film cameras. As for the cost of zooms, my 28-90 cost about $5000 (to compare with the numbers Bill quoted above) though rather more than when it was new. Still, limited supply drives prices up and you either play or step back. That said, any comparable new M lens - if it could be built to avoid blocking the optical viewfinder - would be more expensive still, just look at the cost of the WATE with its puny 1:1.2 zoom ratio. I'm only interested in R lenses which push the usage envelope - zoom, macros, X2 converter, telephoto, arguably T/S and am less interested in focal lengths covered by the M lenses though I do have an 80 Summilux. The ability to use lenses from different manufacturers is a real source of interest to me, though I restrict myself to R, F and M42 lenses. I think there are some here with drawers full of glass which are seeing the light of day for the first time in years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted February 13, 2014 Share #440 Posted February 13, 2014 Too bad my camera is vacationing in beautiful New Jersey. New Jersey is beautiful today if you like snow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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