Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's one of the reasons I'm looking forward to the MM - higher ISOs so I can stop down on some of these extremely-hard-to-focus-with-old-eyes lenses. Tina On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote: > BD or any of you X-Pro users - how well do the AF work in low light? e.g. > one that would require ISO 2500 and F2 1/30, i.e. EV2? > > I won't be getting the X-Pro1, but if my eyes continue its trajectory, I > may have to get an X-Pro-2 or X-Pro-3. > > Or may be an E-M7... > > I need very clean ISO3200.... > > > > On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 1:58 PM, B. D. Colen <bd at bdcolenphoto.com> > wrote: > > > While there is no question modern Leica glass is unparalleled, I'd say, > > having used the Leica glass on film, the lenses for the Fuji Xpro1 are > damn > > good. Keep in mind that Fuji made the Xpan, made at least one other > Hassie, > > and I seem to remember a number of Luggers raving about the 'Texas > Leicas' > > Fuji produced. The Xpro1 is a quirky little beast, but I think the > biggest > > the biggest complaint one reads - that the autofocus is too slow, comes > > from people who have never shot with a manual focus camera, much less a > > rangefinder, and judge everything by the likes of a Nikon D4. If you're > > used to an M9, an M3, or, for that matter, a IIIF, you'll think the > > autofocus is more than fast and accurate enough. > > Typed with big fingers on tiny keys > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Keenan <ausdlk at gmail.com> > > Sender: lug-bounces+bd=bdcolenphoto.com at leica-users.org > > Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:16:40 > > To: <lug at leica-users.org> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M lenses on the Fuji X-Pro 1 > > > > Rod -- > > > > Give up the idea of using M lenses on this camera and buy it only for the > > merits of the AF Fuji lenses. > > > > If you don't see these merits and you insist on manual focusing (even > with > > the Fuji adapter), I can almost guarantee disappointment and/or lots of > > out-of-focus pictures. > > . > > Dave. > > > > -- > > See my 2012 Picture A Week (PAW) Gallery > > <http://www.dlkphotography.com/paw>originally begun in 2007. > > Please join my photography mailing > > list< > > > http://dlkphotography.us2.list-manage2.com/subscribe?u=3d9dfbb5b18c4817532a37b90&id=4dd441d8fe > > > > > . > > Become a collector. Purchase selected prints here <http://bit.ly/JHfpMb > >. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com