Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is an in focus light aid on the bottom left of the view finder , which the D700 also has, and it works just fine, I use it with my OLDER Nikkors. gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2012 12:43:54 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] M Monochrom? That's so August 2012 If I were trying to get the most out of a Lens, holding the camera at arm's length too see the live view is not on my list. ( on a tripod, OK....it appears than as a LF camera....) What focus aids are available????? ( I am sure my Son would like to know, he has a D700....) Frank Filippone Red735i at earthlink.net 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ 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