Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/03

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Subject: [Leica] M Monochrom? That's so August 2012
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2012 05:13:13 +0000
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There are focus aids for MF lens plus live view

John

On 4/07/2012, at 5:10 PM, "Frank Filippone" 

> Will the D800e VF brightness and contrast allow you to MF with s high 
> degree
> of success?
> 
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at earthlink.net
> 
> I am thinking of buying the Nikon D800E.  It is a 36mp sensor, and if I 
> have
> done my arithmetic right that is a 30" wide print at 300 ppi.  I am aware
> there is a possible hardware issue with auto focus, but I was thinking of
> buying a few Leica R lenses for manual focus.  So I was thinking I could 
> get
> higher ISO's, longer lenses and some cropping room 
> if needed for a reasonable price, at least compared to an S2.   I tend 
> to shoot landscapes and static objects so auto focus is not that big of a
> priority.  Any thoughts?
> 
> Ken
> 
> 
> 
>
Replies: Reply from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] M Monochrom? That's so August 2012)
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