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Fun with M & R Lenses on anything other then a Leica

scott kirkpatrick

Well-known member
Still months away from having an M(240), but I've been accumulatinmg some R lenses for use with the M and currently testing them on an E-PL5 micro 4/3 body (at effectively twice their eventual focal length). Just got an APO Elmarit-R 180/2.8. It's awesome, sharp and contrasty outside. Here's a nice early evening by the Charles river in Boston:







The follow with the impressive video rig was shooting a sunset in his own way. Let the tape run for 30 minutes, and then speed it up to show in 2-3 min.

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MikalWGrass

New member
Shot a year ago of my two boys in Sarasota, with the Epson R1d-s. It is one of the two cameras that I regret selling (the other was the Mamiya 7 II with the 65/4). I loved the sensor and did not mind the crop factor. The only thing I didn't love was that the rangefinder would go out of alignment after repair. I could even live with the 6 mp sensor though 10 would be much better since I like to crop.



EpsonSarasota by MikalWGrass, on Flickr
 

MikalWGrass

New member
This is a quick story shot over an hour or so last Spring at what is left of the Miami Marine Stadium on the way to Key Biscayne. Shot with the Sony a900 and Leica R 50/1.4. I met this lovely couple while I was skulking around the ruins of the stadium. In my best Spanglish and their Spanish, I understood that they fished there every Sunday. The husband was kind enough to let me photograph how they fished and cleaned the fish. The last photo is of the wife fishing away from her husband so she could catch her own fish.


fish1 by MikalWGrass, on Flickr


fish2 by MikalWGrass, on Flickr


fish3 by MikalWGrass, on Flickr


fish4 by MikalWGrass, on Flickr


fish5 by MikalWGrass, on Flickr


fish6 by MikalWGrass, on Flickr


fish7 by MikalWGrass, on Flickr
 

scott kirkpatrick

Well-known member
When you attach a lovely R lens to anything but an M, and even then, the lens tends to greatly outweigh the camera. This is dramatically true when I hang an APO -180 Elmarit-R on the front of my tiny E-PL5. Does anyone know where to look for a sturdy R to tripod mounting bracket that would attach things properly for really stable, sharp shooting? Eventually there will be the new R to M(240) adapter that does this and does it for any R lens, but only on the M mount. This must be a long-known problem. Is there a solution?

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m_driscoll

New member
When you attach a lovely R lens to anything but an M, and even then, the lens tends to greatly outweigh the camera. This is dramatically true when I hang an APO -180 Elmarit-R on the front of my tiny E-PL5. Does anyone know where to look for a sturdy R to tripod mounting bracket that would attach things properly for really stable, sharp shooting? Eventually there will be the new R to M(240) adapter that does this and does it for any R lens, but only on the M mount. This must be a long-known problem. Is there a solution?

scott
Scott: look for a Rayquel adapter at CameraQuest.

Cheers, Matt
 

m_driscoll

New member
At the camera store with XE-1 (M8 substitute for me), my 75mm Summarit-M f/2.5 (#1), and, my new Leica 135mm f/3.4 APO-Telyt-M ASPH (#'s 2 & 3). Fuji M adapter's great!

#3 photo of me taken by Mark V :eek:







Cheers, Matt
 

scott kirkpatrick

Well-known member
Re: Leica R macro and tele on E-PL5

Two closeups from our garden, taken with Elmarit-R Macro 80:





and one from a fourth-floor window in Tel Aviv, taken with the APO-Elmarit-R 180/2.8:



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scott kirkpatrick

Well-known member
Here are some takes with an utterly bizarre portrait lens -- APO-Elmarit 180, bought to be used full frame, but currently in use on an Olympus E-PL5 where it is effectively a 360mm focal length:







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