Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Bell and Howell is really an Angenieux, and I've shot it with my Oly EP1 This is from the 10mm built on a similar frame: http://sonc.com/angenieux.htm I think the point of the meter is to get a good overall exposure, since the field of view of this lens is smaller than the sensor. That results in the internal metering seeing a portion of the frame as black, and exposing incorrectly, even on aperture preferred. For what it is worth, the Nikon is a tiny thing, even smaller than a Rollei 35. Handsome little camera, though. On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > Luis, > I do not think you will get auto exposure with this combo, hence the > exposure meter. I have the same CV model, which I used to use on my M3. > Guys on the a Nikon list, where I picked this up thought it was a perfectly > rational thing to do, I have no idea why. I just thought it looked cool... > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 10:44 PM, Lluis Ripoll > <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>wrote: > > > Jayanand, > > > > I don't know nathing about this camera, but why the photometer? This lens > > is a great lens, the prices was going higher and higher after the > Panasonic > > GH1 appears, allowing use many old film 16mm lenses, but below 25mm they > do > > a big vignetting, on the other hand I think is not easy to focus and I > > didn't anything hear about an adapter for autofocus... > > > > cheers > > Lluis > > > > > > El 14/12/2011, a las 18:47, Jayanand Govindaraj escribi?: > > > > Bell & Howell 15mm F1.3 on the Nikon 1: > >> > >> http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/**img/dcw/docs/498/259/html/02.**jpg.html > <http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/img/dcw/docs/498/259/html/02.jpg.html> > >> > >> > >> > >> Cheers > >> Jayanand > >> > >> ______________________________**_________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for more information > >> > > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA