Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You're right, there is something special there. I hope the newest focus assist system on the D5000 makes it into the pro cameras though - the exposure scale in the viewfinder turns into a rangefinder scale when in MF mode... Thein Onn Ming Sent from my iPhone On May 28, 2009, at 23:36, "David Rodgers" <drodgers at casefarms.com> wrote: > Here's a link to 3 recent images taken with 90/2.8 and 28/2.8 R lenses > on a D700. These images were resized only. > > http://www.daverodgers.net/leica/image1.htm > > I've done real world comparisons of the R lenses versus a number of > non-R lenses. I can summarize my findings in one comment. Leica > lenses > -- even the older ones -- are special. > > Using R lenses on a D700 has minor quirks, but is pretty seamless. > Obviously it's not for people who are wedded to autofocus, as a lot of > people are today it seems. > > I do use the focus assist quite often, and I like it. I'm constantly > amazed at the high ISO performance of the D700. It's a nice > combination > when both camera and lens are designed to perform well in low light. > > DaveR > > > NO ARCHIVE > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information