Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But the Ai glass you're getting is cheap. Cheap in a good way. And although the results don't quite have Leica resonance and Leica specs they are satisfying none the less. in a non filling kind of way. Certainly with more bounce for your buck. And if you had a digital back for your Hassy Blad you'd be in the same ballgame; Dirt cheap quality glass to do big deeds. Only in this particular case super premium quality. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Will von Dauster <vondauster@earthlink.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 20:04:52 -0600 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: early 70s era 200 mm Nikon lens on new generation > cameras? > > Test shot a Nikkor 35mm f1.4, 50mm f1.4, and 85mm f2.0 - all manual > focus AI-S - on a D700 last Sunday. Programmed the maximum aperture > and focal length for each in three of the nine available "Non Auto- > Focus Lenses" menu slots and fired away with aperture priority, matrix > metering, and effective focus confirmation. The results were > stunningly good. Even at ISO 6400. And Lightroom 2.0 has no issues > with NEF files... this could get expensive. > > Nice to shoot manual focus fast primes again. Leica like indeed. > > Will von Dauster > > On Sep 9, 2008, at 4:58 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> I use my 200 ai on my D200 >> -if I use it on my D40x it won't meter. So with the higher priced >> bodies >> you're ok with older lenes with at least some form of metering. >> Same as my 105 2.5, and a handful of others. >> Its one plus that Nikon has over Canon. The non changing of the lens >> mount. >> It's also a minus as Canon made their lens mount bigger which always >> for >> things in lens design a smaller lens mount will not give you. >> What exactly I don't know so I'm not suffering for it. >> The use of a 70's era Nikor feels very Leica like for some reason to >> me at >> this stage of the game. Brings be back to basics; but quality basics. >> And for peanuts. >> >> Peanuts quality basics. >> >> PQB >> >> Its very PQB. >> >> >> >> mark@rabinergroup.com >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >>> From: Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 15:08:18 -0700 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: [Leica] OT: early 70s era 200 mm Nikon lens on new >>> generation >>> cameras? >>> >>> I was reading a report that was patting Nikon on the back for taking >>> "historical" lenses and allowing their use on the new generation >>> Nikons. I'm wondering if this old 200mm I have might also work. I >>> bought it work with a Nikon F back in 1970. A thief stole the camera >>> from my car but the lens was attached to an 8mm movie camera in my >>> barracks at TI. >>> >>> Any shot this might work? These new Nikons are sure attractive. >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information