[Leica] D700 50'cron update

[stikwa at comcast.net (Steve Barbour)]

On Jul 25, 2009, at 2:30 PM, David Rodgers wrote:

>
> FYI to anyone interested, I'm discovering that to get the most of  
> Leica
> lenses it may not be wise to rely on any default settings on the D700.
>
> Putting Leica lenses on a D700 is not as plug and play as I first
> thought, IOW. It's certainly not as P&P as using a chipped Nikkor.  
> OTOH,
> the potential may be greater.


I'm returning to this thread David...

it was my assumption you are using the Leitax adapters for  
this...correct?

if yes, could you please comment on ease of modification,  problems,  
other details on carrying it out...?

if not, what are you doing to adapt the leica R lenses to the Nikon  
D700?


thanks,

Steve


>
> I've been tweaking Picture Control in the D700 and saving custom
> profiles for each Leica lens. The results are getting better Surprise!
> Those menu settings --and there are lots -- really do do something.  
> I'm
> still learning.
>
> I'm probably going to end up with multiple custom setting for each  
> lens,
> depending on the conditions. I can choose a custom setting faster  
> than I
> can physically change lenses, so it's practical to use them.
>
> My goal is to shoot JPGs and get them as right as possible straight  
> from
> the camera. I'm tired of dealing with post processing. Even raw files
> don't excite me too much.  And while Lightroom and PS (and even NX2)  
> are
> nifty programs who has time to learn them all? So I'm just seeing  
> where
> I can get to with minimum post processing.
>
> Here's a D700 50/2 Summicron shot.
>
> http://www.daverodgers.net/images/image23.htm
>
> It's probably way smarter to grab an image and fix it later with
> software. But where's the fun in that? :-) My real goal is to spend  
> less
> time at a computer.
>
> Dave R
>
>
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