algrove Posted December 19, 2013 Share #1 Posted December 19, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) I received an exciting email today from the Leica Store. It turns out that Solms saw fit after 15 months to finally send an R-M adapter to the store and it is en route to me for delivery 24 December. Thanks Santa! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ModernMan Posted December 20, 2013 Share #2 Posted December 20, 2013 Enjoy! It would appear Solms does have a list, and checks it twice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
efreed2754 Posted December 20, 2013 Share #3 Posted December 20, 2013 Lucky, lucky Lou. Hope your adapter has some friends very soon Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted December 20, 2013 Lucky, lucky Lou. Hope your adapter has some friends very soon Ed Yes, me too since we all know it is so easy to produce. Let's hope after this trickle the faucets open up nice and wide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted December 20, 2013 Share #5 Posted December 20, 2013 HO HO HO...Is this the first one anyone has heard of out there from Leica. Just curious. I am not in the market since I sold my R gear many years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted December 21, 2013 Bill I read the UK had some adapters delivered in November, but the only one I saw in the US, until I got the call about mine coming, was on Lloyd Chambers website. Do not know how he got it or if it was a PR photo. Dale Photo in FL apparently had one, but I think it was picked up in Europe and they have it for in house use. Trouble is they are coming so late that many have opted for the Novoflex coded adapter. I have one of those, but it does not bring up the R lens list on my current M. What a pity since it worked well on my earlier M's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanJW Posted December 21, 2013 Share #7 Posted December 21, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) BillI read the UK had some adapters delivered in November, but the only one I saw in the US, until I got the call about mine coming, was on Lloyd Chambers website. Do not know how he got it or if it was a PR photo. Dale Photo in FL apparently had one, but I think it was picked up in Europe and they have it for in house use. Trouble is they are coming so late that many have opted for the Novoflex coded adapter. I have one of those, but it does not bring up the R lens list on my current M. What a pity since it worked well on my earlier M's. There was one adapter on display at PhotoExpo in NY in October. The Leica US people had one in San Francisco at the LHSA meeting the next week. I suspect it was the same one that was with them at PhotoExpo. Other than that there have been very few seen in the US. Certainly not at my dealer, and certainly not in my hands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share #8 Posted December 21, 2013 There was one adapter on display at PhotoExpo in NY in October. The Leica US people had one in San Francisco at the LHSA meeting the next week. I suspect it was the same one that was with them at PhotoExpo. Other than that there have been very few seen in the US. Certainly not at my dealer, and certainly not in my hands. So perhaps the one Lloyd Chambers showed on his website was a photo taken at one of the Photo shows and not one he had in his hands or perhaps he got to use it for a few days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted December 21, 2013 Share #9 Posted December 21, 2013 BillI read the UK had some adapters delivered in November, but the only one I saw in the US, until I got the call about mine coming, was on Lloyd Chambers website. Do not know how he got it or if it was a PR photo. Dale Photo in FL apparently had one, but I think it was picked up in Europe and they have it for in house use. Trouble is they are coming so late that many have opted for the Novoflex coded adapter. I have one of those, but it does not bring up the R lens list on my current M. What a pity since it worked well on my earlier M's. Thanks for the info. I hope I do not feel the need to buy any R stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share #10 Posted December 21, 2013 I'd love to see a 2.8 180 M lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicaiste Posted December 22, 2013 Share #11 Posted December 22, 2013 I received an exciting email today from the Leica Store. It turns out that Solms saw fit after 15 months to finally send an R-M adapter to the store and it is en route to me for delivery 24 December. Received it yesterday. Beautiful finish. I don't see any other explanation to the delay than the slow startup of the new factory in Portugal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted December 22, 2013 Share #12 Posted December 22, 2013 I'd love to see a 2.8 180 M lens. Did you try the Apo-Elmarit-R 180/2.8 on your M240? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted December 22, 2013 Share #13 Posted December 22, 2013 I'd love to see a 2.8 180 M lens. What would that cost as I am sure it would be an APO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share #14 Posted December 22, 2013 Yes, I posted an image taken with that lens on the M some time ago under Jaap's thread about R lenses on the M240. Not a large lens and renders beautifully IMHO. I actually have two, one which takes the 1.4x and 2x of course and another that only takes the 2x. Must say I seldom use the 1.4x since when I want reach I go for the 2x or when I want a shorter reach I use the 105-280 or put the 2x on the APO 70-170. That said I like the size of the 180/2.8 for long distance travel which I find myself making more often than not.Put the STA-1 on it and an RRS QR foot on that STA and it is superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share #15 Posted December 22, 2013 Received it yesterday. Beautiful finish. I don't see any other explanation to the delay than the slow startup of the new factory in Portugal. Good to hear they are finally showing up in Belgium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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