Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yep, thats what I saw. Gene -------------- Original message from Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>: -------------- > >Gene, > >Yes on an M7. > >No on an M8. Want to bet a six pack on it ;-) > >The universal wide finder does not compensate > >for the "crop factor". There is no interface > >with the camera except for a shoe mount. > >The internal finder does compensate, of course. > > > >Cheers > >Hoppy > > I think you guys missed this before, but I'll > point it out again. There are TWO lines on the > dial on which you set the focal length. One for > the M8, one for the film bodies. Easy. Both > formats are taken care of. > > The dpreview picture of the finder shows this clearly. > > Please contact me for information on how to send me my sixpack. :-) > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: > >lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > >[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] > >On Behalf Of > >grduprey@mchsi.com > >Sent: Monday, 18 September 2006 01:02 > >To: Leica Users Group > >Subject: RE: [Leica] Tri Elmar M 16-18-21 mm F4 ASPH lens > > > >Looking at the dial on the new finder, it looks > >like you set the focal lenght for the actual > >focal length for the camera. And that > >is what I also got reading the DPreviw artical > >and the lit from Leica on their site. > > > >Gene > > > > > >-------------- Original message from "G > >Hopkinson" : > >-------------- > > > > > >> Gene, what about on an M7 > >> What about the current 21 on an M8? > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > >> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf > >> Of > >> grduprey@mchsi.com > >> Sent: Saturday, 16 September 2006 15:01 > >> To: Leica Users Group > >> Subject: RE: [Leica] Tri Elmar M 16-18-21 mm F4 ASPH lens > >> > >> Actually Hoppy, you set the finder for the focal lenght of the lens you > >> are > >> attaching, as Tom alluded to several posts ago. > >> > >> Gene > >> > >> > >> -------------- Original message from "G Hopkinson" : > >> -------------- > >> > >> > >> > And the quoted price for lens and universal > >>wide angle finder is 3,500 Euro. > >> > Actually when you read the spec more carefully, that finder will > >> > display 5 > >> > frames (all singly), being 16, 18, 21, 24 & 28. Since > >> > there's no interface with the camera (except > >>for a mounting foot) I guess you > >> > need to remember which to select on the M7 etc or M8. > >> > > >> > So for M8: > >> > with the new Tri-Elmar you set 16, 18 or 21 > >>but you actually get 21, 24 or 28 > >> > effectively. > >> > If you fit the current 21 you'd need to set > >>28. For the 24, 28 and up you use > >> > the camera's finder. > >> > > >> > For the M7 and earlier, you can use 16, 18 or 21 as 16, 18, or 21 > >> > For the current 21, 24 and 28 you can set 21, 24, or 28 > >> > For 28 (.72 & lower) and up you can use the camera finder. > >> > > >> > My brain hurts, I need to lie down now. > >> > > >> > Cheers Hoppy > >> > 51 this year or 68 effective with crop factor. > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > >> > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On > >> > Behalf Of > >> > grduprey@mchsi.com > >> > Sent: Saturday, 16 September 2006 13:41 > >> > To: Leica Users Group > >> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Tri Elmar M 16-18-21 mm F4 ASPH lens > >> > > >> > The Leica web site has all the info on it > >>also. Considering the cost of the > >> > Zeiss single/double lens finders compared to the tri > >> > finder from Leica, can't be that bad. And > >>then it is the only finder you would > >> > need. > >> > > >> > Gene > >> > > >> > > >> > -------------- Original message from "G Hopkinson" : > >> > -------------- > >> > > >> > > >> > > Mark the specs and brochure are released, > >>at least to user forum members. I > >> > > guess they must be in wide circulation by now. > >> > > It does look yummy. Its Dimensions and weight > >> > > Length to bayonet flange approx. 63mm > >> > > Largest diameter approx. 55mm > >> > > Weight approx. 350g > >> > > For us metric folks. > >> > > > >> > > But you are going to have to buy the horrendously complex and > >> > > expensive > >> super > >> > > finder thingie to go with it. > >> > > > >> > > Cheers > >> > > Hoppy > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > -----Original Message----- > >> > > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > > > > > > >[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] > >On Behalf Of > >> > > Mark Rabiner > >> > > Sent: Friday, 15 September 2006 10:44 > >> > > To: lug@leica-users.org > >> > > Subject: [Leica] Tri Elmar M 16-18-21 mm F4 ASPH lens > >> > > > >> > > http://www.dpreview.com/articles/leicam8/ > >> > > !!!!!!!~!!!!! > >> > > > >> > > I'm not seeing any mention of this mouth > >>watering hot little volcano of an > >> > > item as part of the dpreview article on > >>the M8. I wonder if anyone bothered > >> > > turning the page!!!?!. > >> > > I think we're all to busy playing with our DSLR's to bother with > >> > > what's > >> > > happening with Leica. > >> > > > >> > > On your M8 it becomes an 21-24-28 mm. > >> > > > >> > > Film M users might clamor for a 21-24-28 mm. Putting it mildly. > >> > > Could get them to learn to love the digital revolution. > >> > > To go with their 16-18-21 mm which has revolutionized their Leica > >> > > film > >> > > shooting. > >> > > Not that THAT would NOT also revolutionize their film shooting. > >> > > As they've promised it covers a whole hunk of 24x36mm flim. > >> > > > >> > > But sooner or later it will be interesting and I think it will be > >> > > after > >> > > another year that Leica makes a lens optimized for the 1.33 > >> > > "format". > >> > > With advantages in the compactness end as > >>well as the quality of the other > >> > > end as its an optic designed around a much smaller image circle. > >> > > And can > >> > > thus be made to produce a higher quality image in that area. > >> > > Smaller the circle the higher the resolution and so on are going to > >> > > be. > >> > > Some of us may not know that. Glass which > >>covers medium format as in 6x6cm > >> > > do not have the rez in a 24x36 area tat a > >>lens designed for that format has. > >> > > And its obvious a medium format lens is > >>nowhere near as compact as lenses > >> > > made for 35. > >> > > > >> > > I've been loving using my 55-200mm F/4-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor > >> > > lens. > >> > > Featherweight and incredibly compact. > >> > > Its an 80-300 which looks like a 105 2.5 or 80 or smaller. > >> > > Especially if you leave the lens shade off. > >> > > The guy across the street would have no idea you were getting a > >> > > tight > >> > > headshot of his Pomeranian. > >> > > > >> > > Or Shih Tzu. > >> > > > >> > > Or Brussels Griffon. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Mark Rabiner > >> > > > >> > > 40°46'58.65"N 73°49'31.68"W > >> > > Whitestone NY 11357 > >> > > > >> > > http://rabinergroup.com/ > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > * Henning J. 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