S to SL Adapter – Experience?

[Agent M10]

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Has anyone used the S to SL adapter? I am thinking of picking up an SL as a second body of sorts for the 007. I'd like to hear of any experiences with the S-to-SL adapter and how well the S lenses do on the SL. 

Edited July 31, 2018 by Agent M10

[ynp]

Have had the S to SL adapter for the last two years. I sold my SL several months ago, but keep the adapter just in case.. It works very well  with all my S lenses and  it allows all the functionality of the SL. 

Focusing was reliable, but not that fast as with the SL/TL lenses.

 

I had only one problem related to the use of the adapter with my S100mm. When I first mounted the S100mm. on my SL through the adapter, the lens AF made a little noise there AF stopped working. It was a typical S lens AF failure, as many experienced with their S cameras. I repaired the lens and it worked perfect after that.

 

Yevgeny

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[darylgo]

It works well, as stated by Yevgeny the focus is slower.  With my 120 and 180mm S lens the focus is more accurate than my S bodies.  As a backup it should work well, I really enjoy shooting the 70mm on the SL, slight telephoto and beautiful imaging, it compares well with the new 75mm Summicron SL. 

[hoppyman]

I found it noticeably slower in AF when I tried it briefly in low light. I decided not to buy one

[Agent M10]

Thanks for the responses, but I'm more interested in hearing about the rendering of the S lenses than I am auto focus. I travel a lot with the 007, and figure that an SL body as a back up would be easier to travel with than another 007 or 006. But, then again, if the rendering is completely different I might need to rethink that. 

[alan.y]

Vieri’s review of the S SL adapter from two years ago in case you haven’t read it:

https://vieribottazzini.com/2016/08/leica-s-adapter-l-review.html

[Photon42]

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Can someone confirm from own experience that it does not work with adapters like S-Adapter C and S-Adapter H?

[JeffWright]

Can someone confirm from own experience that it does not work with adapters like S-Adapter C and S-Adapter H?

 

 

It does not work for the S-Adapter H.

[ynp]

Can someone confirm from own experience that it does not work with adapters like S-Adapter C and S-Adapter H?

It doesn’t for both C and H adapters. Adapter stacking is not supported.

[Photon42]

Thanks both for quick reply. Just like the S-Adapter L does not support the APS-C cameras    - ok, maybe not the typical application, though. But being able to mount Contax 645 and HC lenses onto the SL would have been cool.