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Subject: [Leica] Olympus 510 and Leica R 28-70 zoom
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun Jun 1 19:17:09 2008
References: <48432F95.60008@hemenway.com><013f01c8c450$3f06d7e0$6101a8c0@jimnichols> <48435602.9000005@hemenway.com>

Jim H.

I'll be interested to see how it works out.  Since I must wear glasses, I 
already have to work at getting the info on the right side of the finder so 
that it is in my field of view.  I would be afraid that the magnifier would 
make viewing the info more difficult.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Olympus 510 and Leica R 28-70 zoom


> Thanks Jim.
>
> I focused with the viewfinder, and you're right, it is difficult.
>
> B.D. told me that the E3 has a much brighter screen but I didn't want to 
> go for one of those until I know more about the future of a digital R 
> camera.
>
> I ordered one of these in the expectation that it will help with non 
> AF-chip focusing. I'll let you know:
>
> <http://www.adorama.com/IOMASME1.html?searchinfo=olympus%20%2B%20magnifier%20%20&item_no=1>
>   or: http://tinyurl.com/4rrhru
>
> Jim
>
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> Jim H.
>>
>> Very nice images.  What focusing technique did you use? Manual with VF? 
>> Scale focus? DOF scale?  I find it difficult to be sure of my focusing 
>> with the VF.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com>
>> To: "LUG" <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 6:24 PM
>> Subject: [Leica] Olympus 510 and Leica R 28-70 zoom
>>
>>
>>> A half-dozen snapshots from a week ago on the waterfront with the 
>>> Olympus 510 and the Leica R 28-70 zoom using the adapter without the 
>>> AF-chip.
>>>
>>> <http://www.hemenway.com/Waterfront-E510-R28-70-05252008/>
>>>   or: http://tinyurl.com/3wqqdw
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
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