For many years owners of
Leica R cameras and especially the Leica R lenses have felt neglected by
Leica. Even since the Leica R9 had been
discontinued, they have asked for a digital alternative to use their lenses
with.
The digital back for the
R8 and R9 cameras never got any nominal traction, mainly because it was not
really able to compete with the digital offerings from Canon and Nikon.
Finally, with the
introduction of the Leica M Typ 240, Leica offered a camera that was able to accommodate
the R lenses, especially when equipped with the digital Visoflex finder. But many of the former Leica R users never
warmed up to that camera since it was primarily a rangefinder camera. They felt that using the Leica M with the R lenses
was too much of a compromise.
The answer finally came
with the introduction of the Leica SL, the first professional mirrorless camera
to reach the market. This camera is
capable to use almost all of the Leica R lenses, although with an adapter. Criticism that the Leica SL doesn’t have an
optical viewfinder is unfounded because its electronic viewfinder is the most
advanced unit of this type to ever have been put into a camera. Its resolution is almost twice that of its
closest competitor and it functions as well as an optical finder on all levels.
Yet the Leica SL still has
not been able to quite fill the needs of Leica R lens owners, the reason being that the Leica – R Adapter L so far
has not been available. But that problem
has been solved as well. As David Farkas
from Leica Store Miami reports:
Leica Camera has rolled
out its R lens adapter for the SL-System, the R-Adapter L. The adapter has been
in the “coming soon” column since the SL launch this past October, so it’s nice
to see an official release. And while SL users have been able to stack adapters
(M-Adapter T/SL and R-Adapter M) to accomplish the same feat, a single adapter
certainly makes using R lenses an easier proposition.
As is the case with other
mechanical adapters, the camera will not be able to read the aperture setting
on the lens. Instead, with the use of an external secondary meter on the SL,
the camera will estimate the aperture based on the exposure settings and
ambient light reading. Focus assist is accomplished the same way – one touch of
the rear thumb joystick brings up 100% view in the EVF.
Note that the adapter is
only compatible with R lenses produced after 1976. Mounting an unsupported lens
could damage the mount. Sorry Leicaflex fans. Still, Leica should be commended
on supporting over 30 years of legacy R glass, with 43 officially supported
lenses.
The price for the adapter
is $750. To place an order, click here, call 305-921-4433 or email Leica StoreMiami.
Below is a full list of
supported lenses:
- Super-Elmarit-R 15 mm f/2.8ASPH.
- Super-Elmar-R 15 mm f/3.5
- Fisheye-Elmarit-R 16 mm f/2.8
- Elmarit-R 19 mm f/2.8
- Super-Angulon-R 21mmf/4
- Elmarit-R 24 mm f/2.8
- Elmarit-R 28 mm f/2.8
- Elmarit-R 35 mm f/2.8
- Summicron-R 35 mm f/2
- Summilux-R 35 mm f/1.4
- Summicron-R 50 mm f/2
- Summilux-R 50 mm f/1.4
- Macro-Elmarit-R 60 mm f/2.8
- Summilux-R 80 mm f/1.4
- Elmarit-R 90 mm f/2.8
- APO-Summicron-R 90 mm f/2ASPH.
- Macro-Elmar-R 100 mm f/4
- APO-Macro-Elmarit-R 100 mm f/2.8
- Elmarit-R 135 mm f/2.8
- Elmar-R 180 mm f/4
- APO-Telyt-R 180 mm f/3.4
- Elmarit-R 180 mm f/2.8
- APO-Elmarit-R 180 mm f/2.8
- APO-Summicron-R 180 mm f/2
- Telyt-R 250 mm f/4
- APO-Telyt-R 280 mm f/4
- Telyt-R 350 mm f/4.8
- APO-Telyt-R 280 mmf /2.8
- APO-Telyt-R 400 mm f/2.8
- APO-Telyt-R 280 mm f/2.8 (Module System)
- APO-Telyt-R 400 mm f/2.8 (Module System)
- APO-Telyt-R 400 mm f/4 (Module System)
- APO-Telyt-R 560 mm f/4 (Module System)
- APO-Telyt-R 560 mm f/5.6 (Module System)
- APO-Telyt-R 800 mm f/5.6 (Module System)
- Vario-Elmar-R 21–35 mm f/3.5–4 ASPH.
- Vario-Elmar-R 28–70 mm f/3.5–4.5
- Vario-Elmarit-R 28–90 mm f/2.8–4.5 ASPH.
- Vario-Elmar-R 35–70 mm f/4
- Vario-Elmarit-R 35–70 mm f/2.8ASPH.
- Vario-APO-Elmarit-R 70–180 mm f/2.8
- Vario-Elmar-R 80–200 mm f /4
- Vario-Elmar-R 105–280 mm f/4.2
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