5D Mk II and Leica R lens?

[durr3]

--Can the 5DII meter with Leica R lens? R90/2 THANKS

 

[genotypewriter]

--Can the 5DII meter with Leica R lens? R90/2 THANKS

Most (if not all?) DSLRs can even meter without no lens attached...

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[love_them_all]

Of course. But you gotta experiment a little bit with the exp + -. You can even get AV and P mode.
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[xilvar]

I'm currently using the adapter which doesn't give you af confirmation, but its probably worth getting the one that DOES give you that.

 

[durr3]

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Not true. The Nikon D90 does not meter with Nikon AIS lens.

 

[durr3]

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Great. do you know if Canon manual FD lens will meter on 5D II also?

 

[Smeegles]

Works with all non af lenses that have adapters fitted
eg this is what you get with a zenitar 16mm fisheye with m42 adapter

I find that when you stop the lens down it will overexpose by up to 2 stops at f16 so experiment a touch.
You've gotta love the dynamic range on this camera.



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[Frank Dernie]

Any lens will meter in A and M modes. Canon FD lenses can not get infinity focus on an EOS camera without optics in the adapter since the film register on the EOS is longer or the same as FD so the adapter moves the lens too far from the film/sensor to focus at infinity, and, with wide lenses probably any distance you may want to use.

Canon themselves made an adapter EOS - FD telephotos when the EOS range came out. They are rare and expensive, if you can find one. They are limited to the longer lenses since they protrude a way into the lens barrel.

 

[durr3]

Will I need an adaptor for a FD 50/1.2 or 100/2 lens? Thanks

 

[jazzandhifi]

You want a Leica R Lens to All Canon EOS mount electronic adapter with auto focus confirmation. This is the best adapter....

http://haodascreen.com/leica.aspx

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[genotypewriter]

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Not true. The Nikon D90 does not meter with Nikon AIS lens.

Ahh... then there's Nikon. Tape the pins and go all manual like in the case of a 5D + Leica R.

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[Frank Dernie]

Will I need an adaptor for a FD 50/1.2 or 100/2 lens? Thanks
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AFAIK the Canon adapter does not work with either of those lenses. I have seen non Canon adapters offered with a compensating lens. It is extremely unlikely that these adapters will preserve the optical quality of the original lens, in my opinion.

Basically most FD lenses can not be adapted to digital cameras because the film register of the Canon bodies was too short and the lenses therefore too long to leave space for an adapter.

 

[f_stops]

http://www.pebbleplace.com/Personal/Leica_db.html

I assume 5d/5dII computability will be the same. I use Leica and C/Y Zeiss on my 5d (now 5dII) and I find the leica adaptors to work better than contaz/zeiss adaptors.

--Can the 5DII meter with Leica R lens? R90/2 THANKS

 

[BusyBeingBorn]

The new micro-4/3 standard has a very short registration distance, so FD lenses can apparently be used on the only micro-4/3-camera presently in existence, the Panasonic G1. The excellent electronic viewfinder on the G1 should make manual focus convenient.
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