Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use the telyts regularly on a canon body and just focus at the intended aperture usually f 8 on a canon without any problems whatsoever.Even indoors it works better then with film because of the high ISO. Hmm sorry for stating the obvious. Seasins greetings simon On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 10:20 AM, H&ECummer <cummer op netvigator.com> wrote: > > Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:20:57 -0500 (EST) >> From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto op earthlink.net> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] The 400 Telyt on the Nikon D700 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug op leica-users.org> >> >> H&ECummer wrote: >> >> I picked up a pamphlet at the Aviary so now I can properly name the >>> birds. >>> >> >> Crowned CRANE, not Pigeon! >> > > Hi Doug, > Grey Crowned Crane actually - eventually I will get to know my cranes from > my pigeons. :-) > I've made the change. > > >> Here's the Bali Mynah - its blue eye ring makes it easier to focus the >>> eyes sharply. I used the 300 Nikkor for this picture and it shows the >>> benefit of having auto aperture stop down for increasing the depth of >>> field. And, of course, a 300mm lens has slightly more depth of field >>> than a 400mm one. >>> >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Nikkor300/BaliMynaw.jpg.html >>> http://tinyurl.com/yc4j3hz >>> >> >> VERY nice! and the auto aperture feature is why I suggested the 300 >> Nikkor, and why adapting my 280 APO to a non-Leica body is a very distant >> second choice. >> > > Basis my recent experience I understand and appreciate clearly your advice > about auto apertures but I am curious. With the 560 Telyt there is no auto > stopdown (like the 400) and in that case, for example, with the last > beautiful reflecting photo of the duck recently posted, did you focus wide > open and then spin the diaphram closed to increase depth of field - or did > you focus with the lens closed down? It seems to me that Leica R lenses > like > the Telyt which don't have auto apertures might be the most likely > candidates for bayonet changes since you don't have the auto aperture on > Leica bodies either. Thoughts? > > Cheers > Howard > > > > > >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >