Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/02

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Lenses for Digital
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Mon Jun 2 09:11:17 2008

S.

I seem to have no problem with the longer lenses getting critical focus on 
the 20D, but with the wider lenses I must use the FC adapter to get good 
focus, as manually the finder is just not good enough to get a good focus 
with the WA's.

gene

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net>
>
> SD,
> 
> I had the same problem with Leica lenses. Even the focus confirmation  
> adapters are not accurate. I changed the screen on my EOS 1Ds Mk II  
> to the Ec split prism. Problem gone.
> 
> Len
> 
> 
> On May 30, 2008, at 10:27 AM, slobodan dimitrov wrote:
> 
> > I could never get critical focus with Leica lenses on a Canon body.
> > Looking at rentals, it seems that film panoramic gear is still  
> > widely used.
> > s.
> >
> > On May 30, 2008, at 6:55 AM, Tina Manley wrote:
> >
> >> At 09:24 AM 5/30/2008, you wrote:
> >>> I'm thinking of switching back to MF and LF film for those kind of
> >>> shots.
> >>> Anyone  else have a similar experience?
> >>>
> >>> Slobodan Dimitrov
> >>
> >> I've given up on Canon and gone back to Leica for digital.  The  
> >> Canon lenses, except for the 85/1.2, just aren't as good as Leica  
> >> ones.
> >>
> >> Tina
> >>
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