Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not really. I am perfectly happy with the stuff I have, and not waiting meant that I have been able to shoot digitally since 2004. Don't get me wrong: I would like to have a digital M, but not at the price of the current M8. When the M9 or whatever comes out and used M8s can be had for 1500 Euro, then I might go for one. Nathan leo wesson wrote: > so nathan, > > any regrets about not hanging with your m's and holding out for an 8? > > leo > > On 8/2/07, Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com> wrote: > >> Hi Aram, >> >> For me it is not difficult to focus a 100mm lens on the E410. It >> makes things easier that I usually shoot at wide apertures, f5.6 or >> wider. In general, I do not find long lenses to be a big problem. The >> wide angles are another matter. When focusing a 21mm lens manually, >> the rangefinder reigns supreme. >> >> Nathan >> >> On 2-aug-2007, at 16:48, Aram Langhans#2 wrote: >> >> >>> Exactly what I wanted to know, Nathan. Thank you very much. That >>> is exactly what the Canon does not do. >>> >>> How easy is it to focus the camera manually with those lenses? I >>> don't think there is a focus confirmation adapter for teh 4/3 >>> system (yet). >>> >>> Aram >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Message: 3 >>>> Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:43:36 +0200 >>>> From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com> >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OK. How about exposure issues with a 4/3 camera >>>> and R lenses? >>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>>> Message-ID: <C8986AF1-A357-47D3-A665-CB0DCE38BD42@nathanfoto.com> >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; >>>> >> delsp=yes; format=flowed >> >>>> Hi Aram, >>>> >>>> I just put the 100mm Apo Macro on my E410, set the camera on the >>>> table, focused the lens at infinity and pointed it a uniformly white >>>> wall. Indicated exposure was 1/500 at f2.8. As I closed down the lens >>>> to f4, f5.6, ... , f22, the indicated shutter speed doubled with each >>>> f-stop, as expected, ending at 1/6 at f22. Is this what you wanted to >>>> know? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Nathan >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> Nathan Wajsman >> nathan@nathanfoto.com >> General photography: >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands *Opportunistic Image Acquisition* General photography: http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com http://www.greatpix.eu Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville: http://www.frozenlight.eu/fotosevilla Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS!