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The ''R mount'' is the mount used for Leicaflexes and R cameras.
The '''R mount''' is the mount used for Leicaflexes and R cameras.
While the ''mount'' remains the same in both cases, the number of ''cams'' varies.
While the '''mount''' remains the same in both cases, the number of '''cams''' varies.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20120401152818/http://members.multimania.co.uk/JemK/Pic-A-Week/cams.htm Jeff Griffin's Cams and Couplings]
*[http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?Lens-R.html~mainFrame Karen Nakamura's-R]
*[http://rlfc.world.coocan.jp/Information/CamDilemma/CamDilemma.html Iwao Nomoto's R-cam Page]


==Cams==
==Cams==


Leicaflexes :
Leicaflexes :
* 1 cam
* 2 cams
* 2 cams


R :
R :
* 3 cams
* 3 cams
* 1 cam (also called the ''R cam'' because the lenses are engraved ''for R only'')
* 1 cam (also called the ''R cam''; also the lenses are engraved ''for R only'')
* ROM
* [[ROM]]


==Specifications==
==R-lens compatibility==


[dimensions, distance to film plane, etc.]
It should be noted that an increasing number of R mount lenses are used on Canon EOS and other bodies, through an adapter.
 
* R-lenses on 4 /3 bodies - [[Digilux 3]]
==Canon EOS Lenses==
*[http://www.pebbleplace.com/Personal/Leica_db.html R-lenses on Canon bodies]
 
*[http://www.sigmacumlaude.com/ R-lenses on Sigma bodies]
It should be noted that an increasing number of R mount lenses are used on Canon EOS body, through an adapter.
*'''Forum discussion'''
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/12688-converting-r-lens-2-3cam.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/125629-r-lenses-digital-body.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/125629-r-lenses-digital-body-2.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/153471-lens-compatibility.html]

Latest revision as of 21:53, 12 January 2015

The R mount is the mount used for Leicaflexes and R cameras. While the mount remains the same in both cases, the number of cams varies.

Cams

Leicaflexes :

  • 1 cam
  • 2 cams

R :

  • 3 cams
  • 1 cam (also called the R cam; also the lenses are engraved for R only)
  • ROM

R-lens compatibility

It should be noted that an increasing number of R mount lenses are used on Canon EOS and other bodies, through an adapter.