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Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital back for Leica R8/R9
From: Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 23:48:27 -0400
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Hi Boon:

You must be young.  I'm 61 and it's not always easy to focus anymore,
especially with very wide angle lenses and in low light situations. 
That's why I have a split image focusing screen in all of my cameras
except for the DCS-460, which uses an N90 for a body, it's AF but I use
manual focus lenses on it.

>>> it defeats the point if one needs to depend on the camera electronics <<<

The "point" is to make focused pictures no matter what method that I
have to use.

- -- 

Jim - http://www.hemenway.com



Red Dawn wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> i think there's no focus confirmation with R glass and Canon digital
> bodies....
> 
> but anyway i always thought manual focusing is trusting one's eyes.....don't
> u think it defeats the point if one needs to depend on the camera
> electronics to tell us whether it is in focus? Might as well use AF if
> there's the case - saves the trouble of even turning the focusing ring :)
> 
> boon hwee
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 10:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital back for Leica R8/R9
> 
> > Mehrdad:
> >
> > Is there no focus confirmation when using R glass with the 10d?  I
> > thought that I would need a split focusing screen for the Kodak/Nikon
> > DCS-460 when using AIS lenses, but the focus confirmation does the job.
> > --
> >
> > Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
> >
> >
> >
> > mehrdad wrote:
> > >
> > > The 10d is probably the best digital money can buy under 7k. And it is
> very close in everything to it's big brother 1ds except the resolution. Pair
> it with the capture one software and u got a winner. There are no split
> focusing screens available for the 10d and this makes hard to use with the r
> lenses
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------------------------
> > > regards, mehrdad
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of George
> Lottermoser
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 1:44 PM
> > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital back for Leica R8/R9
> > >
> > > simon@sclamb.com (Simon Lamb)5/28/03
> > >
> > > >tonal quality etc. You may want to reply to that question off-list.
> > >
> > > Please keep this thread on-list as many of us are considering the
> possibility of a Canon D body for use with our R glass I believe it has
> on-topic merit.
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > Fond regards,
> > >
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Replies: Reply from "Red Dawn" <reddawn@singnet.com.sg> (Re: [Leica] Digital back for Leica R8/R9)
In reply to: Message from "mehrdad" <msadat@kiakki.net> (RE: [Leica] Digital back for Leica R8/R9)
Message from Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> (Re: [Leica] Digital back for Leica R8/R9)
Message from "Red Dawn" <reddawn@singnet.com.sg> (Re: [Leica] Digital back for Leica R8/R9)