Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Metabones Leica R to Sony E adapter

After  an enjoyable street outing on Sunday with the Sony A7S coupled with a Leica M Summicron 50/2 lens from 1953 via the Metabones Leica M to Sony E adapter, I started exploring other available Metabones adapters that could put a few more of my vintage lenses to good use.

I have a set of Leica R lenses which I used on my  R3 and R7. The last occasion I heavily used them was on a month long family holiday in Spain back in 2003. I shot with the 180/2.8, 35/2.0, 90/2.8, and 135/2.8. It goes without saying that it took a while to get my left shoulder back to normal after lugging all that Leica mass around. I later also acquired the 100/.28 APO Macro which remains the best macro lens  I ever own.

I'm thinking some of these lenses can be put back to great use via the Metabones adapter, they can be brought back to service again with the Sony A7S. Pretty cool to think that the lenses, some made before I was even born, purchased almost 20 years ago can still be put on active duty today.

Leica R Summicron 35/2.0 @ f/4.5

Leica R Summicron 35/2.0 @ f/2.0

Leica R Summicron 35/2.0 @ f/5.6

Leica R Summicron 35/2.0 @ f/8.0

I also have several wide aperture vintage Minolta MD lenses which I absolutely love. They were used mostly to take portrait shots of my children growing up in Holland. I decided to bring these back into service as well using the Metabones Minolta MD to Sony E adapter.

Today with these Metabones, I'm hoping that there'll be some good images still to be had with these lenses!

Leica R line up:
Elmarit 180/2.8
Elmarit 135/2.8
Elmarit 100/2.8 APO Macro
Elmarit 90/2.8
Summicron 35/2.0

Leica M/screwmount line-up:
Summicron 50/2,
Elmar 50/2.8
Summar 50/2
Summitar 50/2
Summarit 50/1.9
Elmar 50/2.8
Elmar 50/3.5

Non Leica M/screwmount:
Voigtlander Heliar 15/4.5
Voigtlander Color Skopar 28/3.5,
Voigtlander Color Skopar 35/3.5
Canon Serenar 50/1.9

Minolta MD line up:
Rokkor 85/1.7
Rokkor 58/1.2
Rokkor 50/1.4

The Canon FD (135/2.8, 35/2.8) and Olympus OM (100/2.8, 28/2.8) have to stay put for now by the looks of things. I think I'm having optics overdose!

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