Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My experience was exactly the same George, I tried adapters on both cropped and full frame Canons and tried a fancy screen on the 1Ds mk2 but found it unsatisfactory in the same way you have. Far inferior viewfinder and irritating stop-down metering. I did not notice any particular metering problem, though I used mainly long lenses wide open because of the other 2 problems... Finding a used DMR was the answer... FD On 18 Nov, 2010, at 23:58, George Lottermoser wrote: > For the moment I'll have to decline Aram; > both for lack of time and, frankly, also lack of interest. > > If and when I'm feeling less pressure > from the need to get work out the door, > and/or more curiosity about the questionable wedding > of R glass to Canon camera bodies, > next week - perhaps - though probability low. > > Please understand that before acquiring the DMR > I desperately wanted this marriage of L R and C to work for me. > I invested the days and dollars in: > 1) new ground glasses > 2) flange adapters > 3) meter testing > 4) focus testing, etc. > It never "worked" ? for me. > It was an expensive, unpleasant > and ultimately failed experiment. > > Yes one can do all kinds of > "work-arounds" and "put up withs." > But life is far too short. > > Once I decided to acquire > the proper digital component for my R SYSTEM > my L - R life returned to normal with > 1) superb results (as expected from the system) > 2) exceptional viewfinder and ease of accurate focus > 3) ergonomics > 4) auto diaphragm > 5) impeccable metering > 5) electronic, mechanical and optical quality. > > Now if someone comes up with flange adapters > which preserve linkages for auto diaphragm, proper metering, etc. > and > a body arrives with seriously bright viewfinder > I may revisit these proposed marriages of R glass and ????. > > Otherwise these decisions remain SYSTEM decisions FOR ME. > > YMMV > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > On Nov 18, 2010, at 5:16 PM, Aram Langhans wrote: > >> George. Could you try this on a full frame Canon? I would be interested >> to see the results. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information