Can I use leica lenses on my Canon 5D Mark II?

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Leica lense compatible with Canon 5D Mark II The Leica Canon Compatibility Tables are currently being updated with expanded specifications for each lens. Researching each lens is a very lengthy and time consuming process. During the couple months each page will be updated - ideally one page per week.

The database should be fully updated by August 1, 2008. FF (Full-Frame) bodies include the Canon 1Ds, 1Ds Mark II and 1Ds Mark III. •1.3x APS-H bodies include the Canon 1D, 1D Mark II, 1D Mark IIn and 1D Mark III.

Technically the Canon 1D, 1D Mark II and 1D Mark IIn are 1.25x. The new Canon 1D Mark III is 1.3x. •1.6x APS-C bodies include: Canon EF bodies: D30, D60 and 10D; Canon EF-S bodies: 20D, 20Da, 30D, 40D and 50D; Canon Digital Rebels: 300D, 350D (XT), 400D (XTi) and 450D (XSi).

For more information on these Canon models, DPreview.com is a great site. •Though full-frame, the Canon 5D has its own column and is NOT grouped with the Canon 1Ds family. See the explanation on the next page.

For all intents and purposes here, the Canon 5D and 5D Mark II are equal. Meaning, if a Contax lens is marked as “N” or “I” for the 5D, then assume the same for the Canon 5D Mark II. Sources: http://www.pebbleplace.com/Personal/Leica_db.html .

Yes. See link and text below: Yes. See link and text below:nemeng.com/leica/002f.shtmlLeica R lenses on Canon DSLRsWant to shoot digital with Leica lenses, but don't want to use a Point-n-Shoot and dislike (or do not wish to pay for) the Digital Module R?

…Why not mount your Leica R lenses onto a Canon EOS digital body using R->EOS lens adapter mounts! Why bother - why not just use Canon lenses? Let's get the obvious objection out of the way first.

Whenever this topic pops up online, there will always be people who moan it is pointless as (1) Canon "L" glass is just as good if not better the Leica R, and (2) even if you can live without auto-aperture and AF, Leica's super-high resolution is completely wasted on low-rez CCDs. First — is Canon glass "as good, if not better" than Leica R? Well you never know, it may just be.

Some people really cannot distinguish between (say) "White Chicks" and "Three Colours: White"…As for the second point — Wasted Resolution — well, duh. Any 120 lp/mm lens by any manufacturer is overkill for CCDs which can barely manage 40-50 lp/mm (and that is for the 1Ds). Factor in low-pass anti-alias filters, and you have inherently low-resolution devices which are completely blind to the extreme resolving power which Leica lenses are famous for.So why bother?

Because there is more to this than line-pairs per millimetre. Think flare resistance and consistent colour balance between different focal lengths. Think smooth and pleasing bokeh.

Think low vignetting when wide open. Think low distortion for rectilinear ultra-wides. Think solid metal construction, which retains its aperture and focus ring firmness after decades of use.

Think also about how convenient it is to double-up your (expensive) Leica optics for use on throw-away, "completely obsolete in two years" DSLRs. If you shoot a lot of sports and action and need AF + AE, then by all means stick with Canon EOS lenses. But if you do not need to work so fast — say for catalogs or macro shooting — then a lens-mount adapter is a pretty cheap way to get into v.

Gh quality digital imaging. I am hardly alone in thinking URL3 August 2004 Nicolai Perjesi sent me the following note: I have been using leica lenses on my Canon D60 for 2 years now, and it works just fine. Sometimes I borrow a 1Ds and here the result is excellent, much sharper and more contrast on my pictures than with the Canon lenses.

Waiting for the digiback for leica, but since it is not a fullframe, I will go for the 1ds, or the replacement to come. See my images at: See also the remarks about non-EOS lens-mounting options on the 16:9 website at: Using manual lenses on Canon EOSMany of the issues on this page are covered in far more detail in an online article by NK Guy:"Using manual lenses and telescopes with EOS cameras"Bob Atkins:"Using Manual Focus Lenses on Canon EOS bodies"As well as the "16:9" EOS lens adapter round-up at:Recommended Canon EOS digital bodiesCurrently your best option is one of the following: * Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III (no crop-factor, 21 MPixel) * Canon EOS-5D Mark II (no crop-factor, 21 MPixel) * Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II (no crop-factor, 16.7 MPixel) * Canon EOS-5D (1.01x crop-factor, 12.8 MPixel) * Canon EOS-1Ds (1.01x crop-factor, 11.1 MPixel)The advantage of these higher-end models, aside from the obviously larger 21-11 MPixel output, are their "full-frame" chips, keeping your wide-angle lenses wide and not cropping them down to normals or short-teles.( BTW, some people talk about "multipliers" when writing about digital cameras. This is misleading as nothing ever gets "multiplied".

As the focal length and lens-to-film distance remain the same, all that happens is the standard 36 x 24mm frame is cropped down to the smaller size of the CCD chip. See the following article by J. Andrzej Wrotniak at .

)What about older Canon digital bodies (the 1D, D30, D60 etc.)? Frankly, why bother? Unless someone hands you one for free, the current models have greatly improved image quality, RAW image buffers, AF speed and reduced dark-frame, shadow and high-ISO noise.

Read more at:http://nemeng.com/leica/002f.shtml Sources: http://nemeng.com/leica/002f.shtml .

1 You will need an adapter like this one. bhphotovideo.com/c/product/220121-REG/No... it just allows the lens to mount physically on the camera. The camera will have zero control over the lens, so you will have to set the focus and aperture manually.

I would also post on some photography forums about your particular Leica lens to see how they worked with that particular adapter and camera. There may be some problems with particular combinations, who knows.

You will need an adapter like this one. bhphotovideo.com/c/product/220121-REG/No... it just allows the lens to mount physically on the camera. The camera will have zero control over the lens, so you will have to set the focus and aperture manually.

I would also post on some photography forums about your particular Leica lens to see how they worked with that particular adapter and camera. There may be some problems with particular combinations, who knows.

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