Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David Rodgers wrote: >Howard, > >I'll test it but I'm pretty sure Live View stays the same brightness >regardless of aperture. > So far so good, excellent I'd say. >Since there's no aperture linkage linkage at all >(not even aperture ring linkage) I'm sure the camera just assumes the >lens is wide open, > Fine ! >but a slower lens if it's stopped down. > > > ??? Sorry Phx who is so interested in using R glass as it should be, i.e on a N FF High DIN body, maybe??? :-[ Phxyz >DaveR > >-----Original Message----- >From: H&ECummer [mailto:cummer@netvigator.com] >Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 7:56 PM >To: lug@leica-users.org >Subject: [Leica] Leica R lenses on Nikon bodies with the Leitax bayonet > > >David, >If you shoot in Live View and stop down does the monitor of the D700 >brighten up? I know you can increase its brightness manually. Still >waiting for my bayonets, Cheers Howard > > > >>Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:39:33 -0500 >>From: "David Rodgers" <drodgers@casefarms.com> >>Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica R lenses on Nikon bodies with the Leitex >> adapter >>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> >>Chris, >> >>It will be interesting to see how much of an issue that becomes for >>me. >>I've been shooting mostly indoors in available light. So I haven't >>stopped down much. Plus I've only been using the 90, which I only stop >>down one or two stips. >> >>The more I stop down the more it will be an issue. I usually don't >>shoot >>at apertures smaller than f5.6 or f8. But we'll see. >> >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >