[Leica] leicanon experiments

[kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)]

On Jul 1, 2007, at 9:17 AM, Rei Shinozuka wrote:

> i rented a canon 20D for a week to try out this leicanon thing
> you all are talking about.  i never even held a canon before;
> the 20D with battery grip looks and handles a lot like an R4-7.
>
> focusing was not easy on the 20D's smallish (compared with an R or SL)
> viewfinder image, but it's probably my problem.  my eyes have never
> been great--poor eyesight is what pushed me into the M system
> in the first place.   it would be great to have some kind of  
> magnifier to
> make the focusing image "full size".  maybe it's not a problem with
> full-frame cameras like the 5d.
>
> the $75 Roxsen EOS-R adapter i used allows the camera's focus
> confirmation to work--the middle dot in the image blinks red
> and a red ball illuminates at the lower right of the viewfinder.
>
> i pretty much stuck to the 80 lux.
>
> here's what i got yesterday:
>
> http://www.shinozuka.org/20070630leicanon/


wonderful images Rei....that R 80mm 1.4 is a knockout lens, and I  
assume you were very happy with this setup....


Steve


>
> -rei
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> -- 
> Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
> Ridgewood, New Jersey
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