Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted June 1, 2014 Share #1 Â Posted June 1, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Has anyone ever tried Leica glass on a Nikon D800e ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gpwhite Posted June 1, 2014 Share #2 Â Posted June 1, 2014 Check out diglloyd.com, although there is a fee to review reviews. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted June 1, 2014 Share #3 Â Posted June 1, 2014 Check out diglloyd.com, although there is a fee to review reviews.He wants 80 bucks...................will use Google for free Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted June 1, 2014 Share #4  Posted June 1, 2014 Leica M lenses (except the old teles that could be taken apart for Visoflex use) will be "macro-focusing only" on any SLR - the thickness of the mirror box acts like a permanent and non-removable 15mm extension tube, preventing focus beyond a few inches.  Leica R lenses can be adapted, but it requires surgery. Not just putting a simple adapter between the R mount and the F mount (again, you'd lose the ability to focus to infinity). You have to use a screwdriver to totally remove the R mount and substitute a new piece of metal, likely from these folks: Leica lens for Nikon cameras  You want to use M lenses on a 36 Mpixel sensor - with normal focus range? The Sony A7r is the only current option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted June 1, 2014 Share #5 Â Posted June 1, 2014 Addendum: you could do major surgery on the D800e - as this guy did with his Canon5D2 - and use M lenses with live-view only. Â Notice how much he had to cut off the thickness of the camera (also gutting the mirror, ground-glass, and prism) to make it work, though. Â Canon 5D Mark II Goes Under the Knife, Emerges as a Wannabe Leica Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted June 1, 2014 Share #6  Posted June 1, 2014 Leica M lenses (except the old teles that could be taken apart for Visoflex use) will be "macro-focusing only" on any SLR - the thickness of the mirror box acts like a permanent and non-removable 15mm extension tube, preventing focus beyond a few inches. Leica R lenses can be adapted, but it requires surgery. Not just putting a simple adapter between the R mount and the F mount (again, you'd lose the ability to focus to infinity). You have to use a screwdriver to totally remove the R mount and substitute a new piece of metal, likely from these folks: Leica lens for Nikon cameras  You want to use M lenses on a 36 Mpixel sensor - with normal focus range? The Sony A7r is the only current option. Thanks for the feedback Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Gunst Lund Posted June 2, 2014 Share #7 Â Posted June 2, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) ...Leica R lenses can be adapted, but it requires surgery. Not just putting a simple adapter between the R mount and the F mount (again, you'd lose the ability to focus to infinity). You have to use a screwdriver to totally remove the R mount and substitute a new piece of metal, likely from these folks: Leica lens for Nikon cameras ... Â For most Leica R lenses you can get an F-mount at Leitax.com and you keep infinity as is, no problem, but you will have to stop down the aperture manually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted June 2, 2014 Share #8 Â Posted June 2, 2014 My favorite Leica lens head on the D800E is the TE 135/4. Here is an example shot. http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/nature-wildlife/272579-hairy-woodpecker-female.html To avoid leitaxing my R lenses I got a Sony A7R that also has the 36 MP sensor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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