chris_david Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 I was off shooting birds today with my F4 and more than once found myself turning the lens the wrong way to focus. That is due to the fact that Nikon and Leica lenses turn in opposite directions to focus and adjust aperture. Can someone tell me what companies, other than Leica, make SLR's with lenses that turn the correct (Leica) way? I doubt I'll replace all of my Nikon stuff, but I'm curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick roberts Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 Just about everybody except Nikon and Pentax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug herr Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 Get a <A HREF="http://www.wildlightphoto.com/leica/400R68.HTM">Leica 400mm f/6.8 </A>and quit worrying about which way it turns. It can be used with many brands of SLR camera with a simple adapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip_williams Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 I've always had it easy because I'm an old Olympus OM shooter. Their lenses and Leica's turn in the same direction. Skip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee_shively Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 I used to try and shoot Nikon and Leica together and never got used to the directions. At the time, Nikon was "right" to me because I'd been using it for many years before using Leica. Now I'm using Canon SLR's and they focus in the same direction as the Leica. Things seem "right". Of course, the Canon lenses are also autofocus.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 Then there are the independant makers'lenses, but most of them turn Leica direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutz Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 I sold my Nikon gear just because I couldn't get used to the "wrong" way of focussing. Coming from Olympus OM and moving back to the "right" path again. ;o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_david Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 Actually I've always liked the OM, maybe I'll pick one up along with a medium tele. What's a good 85-135mm prime lens for the OM? (Now this is getting really OT.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutz Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 Chris, the f:2.0/90mm Macro Zuiko is reputed to be superb. I get along quite well with a f:2.0/85mm Zuiko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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