Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK, I see. Thanks Nathan. Most of my nature shots are taken wide open too, or one stop smaller, to keep the shutter speed up. If I wanted to gauge how the viewfinder would look with Leica lenses attached would it be reasonable to just go the camera store and look through a digi Canon with a Canon lens attached, stopping down too to simulate stop down metering and focussing? The answer's 'Yes', I'm sure. Leica's marketing position is that the DMR plus a new R9 will be less expensive than a top line Canon digi body. If still true in about a year when DMRs should be freely available the lack of work-arounds could make it attractive. One thing's for sure - it's going to be good to read user reports on the DMR here. Did I read that someone on the LUG got their hands on one for a play? Sorry, I mean some serious prototype testing. :) Rick. On 03/12/2004, at 9:10 PM, nathan.wajsman@planet.nl wrote: > Rick, > > I am finding manual metering to be very viable. In fact, > aperture-priority works fine as well. Part of the reason why I do not > have much difficulty is that I shoot mostly at the wide apertures, so > there is not much change to the way I shoot compared to the Canon > lenses. If I want to photograph at f16, then it would be more of an > issue since the viewfinder would go totally dark--in that situation, > you > have to compose and focus at wide aperture and then close the lens down > to take the picture. This is a bit of hassle, I am sure, but on the > other hand I would only photograph at f16 with the 100mm macro if the > camera was on tripod, so it is no big deal. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, Netherlands > http://www.nathanfoto.com > http://www.fotosevilla.com > > ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- > Van: Rick Dykstra <rdcb37@dodo.com.au> > Datum: vrijdag, december 3, 2004 11:02 am > Onderwerp: Re: [Leica] Leica Long Lenses on Digital Canon SLRs > >> Thanks for this discussion. Very interesting. Is manual metering >> mode >> a viable option? >> >> What is it with the Novoflex adapter that makes it tricky to take >> off? >> Lack of purchase? I'm sure I read on this list that someone >> couldn't >> get theirs off at all. >> >> Thanks again. >> >> Rick Dykstra. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >