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Leica M to Leica R lens adaptor

Sanjin Jukic

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Leica M to Leica R lens adaptor could attract only a sort of Leica hardcore freaks that using Epic M and X or recently shipping started Scarlet-X.

- What it is about?

It is a slight update already existing Leica M to Leica R adaptor 22228/500934 was made by Leitz Wezlar that is unfortunately discontinued today.

Also it's difficult to find anyway like a new, unused or even user vintage.

I'm in Vienna, Austria and found one to buy online in LA, California!!!

Only one intervention I did to Leica M to Leica R adaptor 22228/500934 is to change existing top base ring

that I took from one old and almost totally broken Leica R photo camera Leicaflex SL from 60's.

This exchange is a must if you want to swap all Leica R lenses on existing adaptor that was not possible before (!!!???).

- What does it mean Leica M to Leica R adaptor for Epic/Scarlet Leica user?

It means with that adaptor is possible to swap several wide angle Leica R lenses on existing Leica M mount for Epic/Scarlet.

- Why this is so important?

Due to a certain technical difficulties it is possible to mount only a few wide angle Leica M lenses (the list it has to be approved by RED soon),

and the rest possibility are all standard and short tele Leica, Zeiss and Cosina/Voigtlander lenses.

So it means this sort of bout could help Leica hardcore freaks to stay with Leica lenses

and to use all available Leica R lenses with existing Leica M mount for Epic/Scarlet.

Have a look below at several images about the adaptor and also my favorite short wide angle zoom,

a masterpiece Leica Vario Elmar-R 21-35 f/3.5-4.0 ASPH

that is a sort of bridge to the most of wide angle focal lengths that I'm interested in to work.

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Leica M to Leica R lens adaptor, back view.

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Leica M to Leica R lens adaptor, side view.

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Leica M to Leica R lens adaptor, front view.

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Leica Vario Elmar-R 21-35 f/3.5-4.0 ASPH with Leica M to Leica R lens adaptor at the bottom, side view.

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Leica Vario Elmar-R 21-35 f/3.5-4.0 ASPH, top view.

This tread has intention be an information for RED Users but also would like to make a sort of push to third part lens adaptor makers

to jump, chime in and make one similar adaptor for Epic/Scarlet users.
 
Imran Farouk said:
Would third party adapters like

Fotodiox Lens Mount Leica R Lens to Leica M Adapter

LINK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fotodiox-Adapter-Cosina-Voigtländer-Minolta/dp/B003EAXZAK

be possible to use with the new M Mounts for EPIC/Scarlet coming out? Or would such a mount have to be of a brand new design to be able to work with all R lenses?
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All still lens off-the-shelf adapters employ spring fingers to seat the lens against the mount. They are ok in a pinch but allow the lens to flex with any movement unless the lens is supported firmly and separately from underneath. In addition they are extremely weak....not suited for a cinema camera. If there was enough interst here we would make a proper adapter using the same rigid mechanism in our Leica LM/ARC mount for the Epic.
 
So many awesome options opening up! I received my Canon mount a few days ago and am loving my Leica R 28-70 on it. I'm using a Fotodiox Eos adapter which is good but still leaves a little play. I'm now looking into Leitax adapters. What I really like about these is that they are screwed into the original lens mount and should provide really secure mounting of R lenses to the Canon mount.
 
well I'm +1 on this,

as long as its a mount that lives on the lens, like the Nikon to Canon etc.
 
Ron Goodman said:
I think the ultimate solution would be a new mount for the camera. It really only takes a minute to change the mount on the camera after the initial shim pack is determined.
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Ron, thanks, this also very good idea and the mount already exists (but no any confirmation about RED approval...)

EpicLeicaR700.jpg

Leica R mount for Red Epic/Scarlet
using original Leitz Wetzlar, Made in Germany parts
A$450 + air mail postage
LINK>>>
 
Ron Goodman said:
I think the ultimate solution would be a new mount for the camera. It really only takes a minute to change the mount on the camera after the initial shim pack is determined.
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I guess this wouldn't be too bad, only reason I would prefer, personally, the Leica M mount is because a screw on mount onto the actual lens would mean that it would be a quick interchange system between M and R lenses on the Leica M mount...

It would be a similar system to that of the Canon mount people are using for their R glass but in this case your using the best still glass in the world...

If you were to do another mount...aim for doing an S mount ;P I think Ketch and many others would adore that, I would too since the glass is meant to be a step up from M and R lines but its electronic so that would take much much longer and probably really need RED involved...

Long story short, it'd just be nice to switch between M glass and R, especially for the cheaper second hand R on the longer focals and shorter as well as their aperture and sharpness,

Ultimately R for shorter than 35 and M for 50 and up aside from the R 100 Macro which so far seems to be getting a lot of love on these forums and elsewhere, might even cine-mod my 50 Summilux, wouldn't dare touch the noctilux though, scared as hell to cine-mod that
 
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