Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Beautiful image, Howard. Looks like a happy marriage of camera and lens. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "H&ECummer" <cummer at netvigator.com> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 4:16 PM Subject: [Leica] M/V Star Aquarius 90 Cron R on D700 > Hi Luggers, > The recent typhoon blew away all the pollution and Hong Kong was in > brilliant sunshine on Sunday morning. We were up early with jet lag - > just back from Vancouver - and walked along the waterfront. Here is > the Star Aquarius coming into the harbour under blue skies from its > latest gambling cruise. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2010_001/ > > I have followed the many postings about the D700 started by Mark and > would comment that you makes your choices and you live with them. > I chose the D700 and will have shortly rebayonted all my R lenses to > leitax N mounts. Leica glass is in almost all cases the best one can > get - but since DMR backs are a dying breed - to keep using R glass > one needs to migrate the lenses to another platform. For my money, for > my uses, the D700 is simply the best around and I do enjoy getting out > and using the R lenses. For long telephoto work where quick accurate > focusing is required, based on my experience last year with Jayanand > shooting tigers in India, I have moved away from R glass because, Doug > is absolutely right, you need the auto diaphragm feature to enable > accurate wide open focusing and to maintain some depth of field. > So, I have sold my wonderful 180 f3.4 APO and my less wonderful 400 > Telyt and replaced them with the latest Nikkor 70 - 200 F2.8 VR and > the latest 2X extender. > These will get a workout, I hope, this coming year in Africa. Before > that I will see how the 21 - 35 Elmar performs on the D700 and whether > I should take it along. A concern for me is its lack of dust proofing. > Cheers > Howard (back home in Honkers) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >