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Which Leica R lens on L1/Digilux 3?


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Hello,

 

I bought an R-lens adapter for my Lumix L1 and I would like to buy some Leica lenses. However, I have heard there are different types of R lenses with 1 or several CAM. What does that mean please and can they all fit on my adapter? I am mostly interested in the Summicron 50mmF/2.

 

Thanks for your help

 

Young.

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Young & John, Karen's article is a good start. In my opinion, almost any R lens will "work" with your D3. You get to use great lenses, but with no auto focus and with the focal length doubled. A 50mm lens in now a 100mm lens, with plenty of DOF. The image is great, but cropped. There are several very usefull threads on the forum re: R lenses & the Digilux 3 (D3). It pays to use the search feature to view them.

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I beleive any lens will fit irrespective of whether the lens is equipped with control CAMS or the electorical ROM contacts. i have placed various R lenses on my Digilux 3, some 3 cam some ROM.....no issues and performing as documented (no tranfering of any lens data to the D3)

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Young:

 

If you want R lens, yes, most lens, any CAM, would fit your adapter for your D-3/L1. Some do works better than others, 1.4 lens has some issues with metering, but in most cases shooting @5.6 should be ok. There are some hit and miss factor here ans since it is digital, you can always fiddle around until you can get it right.

 

You might want to look at getting the Panasonic 25mm f1.4 for the D-3/L1. Mine stays on the camera 95% of the time.

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