Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/11

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Subject: [Leica] Question about Canon Extender
From: rsphotoimages at comcast.net (Bob Shaw)
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:03:11 -0700
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Oh, just remembered; autofocus no problem but no multipoint focus.  But 
then, it's about one bird or critter, so I don't have a problem with that.  
Besides, I still don't get multipoint.  Whatever happened to using DOF?


Bob Shaw
rsphotoimages at comcast.net


On Jun 11, 2012, at 1:49 PM, John McMaster wrote:

> Something to do with the AF sensors, I think the new Nikons (D4/800(E)) 
> are the first to AF at f8.0
> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikon-d800-d800e/15
> 
> john
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> All I know is it says so in the manual and acts so in reality. I was 
> disappointed, to say the least! Works fabulously on a tripod however...
> 
> Bob Adler
> www.rgaphoto.com
> 
> On Jun 11, 2012, at 11:15 AM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On Jun 11, 2012, at 12:12 PM, Bob Adler wrote:
>> 
>>> Not sure if you will be using it with the 2.8 or 4, but I'm pretty sure 
>>> with the 4, auto focus does not work.
>> 
>> I wonder why that would be the case - too dark at F8 - that would seem 
>> odd say in sunlight?
>> 
> 
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