How to connect Leica R or Leica M to Canon mount?

[Alexey Datsenko]

Could you tell me please
Is it possible to connect Leica R or Leica M to canon mount?
Or Leica R is for Canon mount and Leica M for LEica M mount?
And What is the difference between Leica R series and Leica M series?
Thank you

[Brice Ansel]

You will be able to put Leica R lense on a canon or nikon mount by using an adaptator (Leitax),
or the A mount from All Star.
Their is also the cinemod mount wich is a leica R mount,
but I don't know if that last one has been aprouved by Red yet.
It has been send to head quarter for eval a while ago thought.

Also, maybe that thread can be helpfull for you.
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthr...MOUNT-FOR-EPIC


Cheers
B.

[Imran Farouk]

Leica M won't be able to Canon mount - Leica R as Brice said can

Leica M is their new set of lenses that go with the M series cameras - the R was apart of the old discontinued series

So the M has some of their newer understandings of lens design inside of them, the M includes the new Noctilux and of the course the newly introduced 50mm APO-Summicron which is suppose to be the sharpest and greatest 50mm in the world at F2.

All in all though the M series is also, i'd venture to say, a tad smaller -

I guess the R would've gained the same things as the M would've had they not discontinued it


Edit:

Beware only 50mm plus (and only some 50mm not all have been tested) can be used on the Leica-M mounts for the EPIC camera

Anything under a 50 and you risk damaging the lens, the sensor or both

[Alexey Datsenko]

Thank you guys!
But does it means that even if buy Leica M mount for Epic in Epic store there is not guarantee possibility to connect and work with some lenses from Leica M, for example 24mm, or 35? But how work is this case with Leica line? Changing mount every time when needs to shoot wide angle?

[Imran Farouk]

Thank you guys!
But does it means that even if I buy Leica M mount for Epic in Epic store there is not guarantee possibility to connect and work with some lenses from Leica M, for example 24mm, or 35? But how work is this case with Leica line? Changing mount every time when needs to shoot wide angle?

Yeah there is literally no way unless you end up going for the SpaceCam M mount and buy those wide lenses - though that's really down to personal choice and I for one would prefer Summilux across the line although the Summilux range does breathe, the Noctilux doesn't breathe as much I personally think but then again this isn't a definitive test that I've run or anything just visually I haven't seen it do much as my 50mm Summilux

The 24mm Summilux or the 21mm one even the 28mm and 35mm range won't - HOWEVER, if you find a version such as the 35mm Summicron (or maybe its Summirat) where there is nothing that goes past the mount end - you can use that - if there is protrusion past the mounting point on the lens you can't use it.

I'm sure someone more technically will jump in but this is what I've learnt from what has been said and from personal experience with the Leica lenses - there are a ton of awesome Leica experts here so hopefully one will chime in

Maybe in the future there is a chance that say the 645 may offer the ability for a Leica lens to be used from 18-90+ but right now no chance UNLESS you go with the R range and convert to Canon mount or rehouse the M lenses (kind of pointless)

Other factor is that with the 645 EPIC - hopefully the S lenses will be useable as they are suppose to be pretty much the most awesome lenses around other then the Leica Cine, at least thats what I've understood from Ketch's excitement over the possibility of an S mount