Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use a Canon marIII and it works without any problems with my R lenses mainly the larger telyt's. Best Simon On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 2:20 AM, Henning Wulff <henningw op archiphoto.com>wrote: > At 3:01 PM -0700 11/2/09, Greg Lorenzo wrote: > >> Thanks Henning and everyone else who posted on this. >> >> >> >> I am just starting to consider what to do with my longer R glass. It is >> too good not to use and I prefer to use the SLR for any subject requiring >> a >> longer lens then 90mm. The zooms are handy as well as I can cover 35 >> -180mm >> with two Leica zoom lenses. >> >> >> >> I think I will buy an adapter for Canon and then rent a camera for a week >> to see if the compromises are worth it. >> >> >> >> Greg Lorenzo >> > > > > Good idea, Greg, but a week is not that long to get to grips with something > as complex as a modern DSLR (unfortunately). > > The long R glass is the stuff that most benefits from this choice, > especially if you get an alternate screen from Britescreen or Canon that > allows better manual focus. The long glass is often used wide open anyways, > so that the lack of auto diaphragm isn't that big a deal, and metering is > more accurate. Also it's only some of the shorter FL that have problems > with > the Canon mirror. > > -- > > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw op archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >